What is 2/8 plus 7/3?
Looking for the result of 2/8 + 7/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/8 and 7/3?
- 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: 7 × 8 = 56
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 + 56 = 62
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 3 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 62/24
- Simplify the fraction (62/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 62/2 = 31
- 24/2 = 12
- This gives: 31/12.
The result of adding 2/8 and 7/3 is : 31/12 (or 2.5833333333333 in its decimal form)