What is 2/7 plus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 2/7 + 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/7 and 4/8?
- 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: 4 × 7 = 28
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 28 = 44
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 8 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 44/56
- Simplify the fraction (44/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 44/4 = 11
- 56/4 = 14
- This gives: 11/14.
The result of adding 2/7 and 4/8 is : 11/14 (or 0.78571428571429 in its decimal form)