What is 2/6 plus 8/2?
Looking for the result of 2/6 + 8/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/6 and 8/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 2 = 4
- 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: 4 + 48 = 52
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 2 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 52/12
- Simplify the fraction (52/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 52/4 = 13
- 12/4 = 3
- This gives: 13/3.
The result of adding 2/6 and 8/2 is : 13/3 (or 4.3333333333333 in its decimal form)