What is 2/4 plus 2/8?
Looking for the result of 2/4 + 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/4 and 2/8?
- 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: 2 × 4 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 8 = 24
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 8 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 24/32
- Simplify the fraction (24/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 24/8 = 3
- 32/8 = 4
- This gives: 3/4.
The result of adding 2/4 and 2/8 is : 3/4 (or 0.75 in its decimal form)