What is 2/6 plus 8/3?
Looking for the result of 2/6 + 8/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/6 and 8/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 3 = 6
- 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: 6 + 48 = 54
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 3 = 18
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 54/18
- Simplify the fraction (54/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (18):
- 54/18 = 3
- 18/18 = 1
- This gives: 3.
The result of adding 2/6 and 8/3 is : 3