What is 2/2 plus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 2/2 + 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/2 and 4/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 8 = 16
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 2 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 8 = 24
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 8 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 24/16
- Simplify the fraction (24/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 24/8 = 3
- 16/8 = 2
- This gives: 3/2.
The result of adding 2/2 and 4/8 is : 3/2 (or 1.5 in its decimal form)