What is 2 plus 8/6?
Looking for the result of 2 + 8/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2 and 8/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 6 = 12
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 1 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 + 8 = 20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 6 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 20/6
- Simplify the fraction (20/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 20/2 = 10
- 6/2 = 3
- This gives: 10/3.
The result of adding 2/1 and 8/6 is : 10/3 (or 3.3333333333333 in its decimal form)