What is 2/8 plus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 2/8 + 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/8 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 × 8 = 32
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 32 = 48
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/64
- Simplify the fraction (48/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- 48/16 = 3
- 64/16 = 4
- This gives: 3/4.
The result of adding 2/8 and 4/8 is : 3/4 (or 0.75 in its decimal form)