What is 2/6 plus 8?
Looking for the result of 2/6 + 8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/6 and 8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 1 = 2
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 6 = 48
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 + 48 = 50
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 1 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 50/6
- Simplify the fraction (50/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 50/2 = 25
- 6/2 = 3
- This gives: 25/3.
The result of adding 2/6 and 8/1 is : 25/3 (or 8.3333333333333 in its decimal form)