What is 2/6 plus 8/8?
Looking for the result of 2/6 + 8/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/6 and 8/8?
- 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: 8 × 6 = 48
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 48 = 64
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 64/48
- Simplify the fraction (64/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- 64/16 = 4
- 48/16 = 3
- This gives: 4/3.
The result of adding 2/6 and 8/8 is : 4/3 (or 1.3333333333333 in its decimal form)