What is 2/8 plus 8?
Looking for the result of 2/8 + 8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/8 and 8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 1 = 2
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 8 = 64
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 + 64 = 66
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 1 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 66/8
- Simplify the fraction (66/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 66/2 = 33
- 8/2 = 4
- This gives: 33/4.
The result of adding 2/8 and 8/1 is : 33/4 (or 8.25 in its decimal form)