What is 2/8 plus 8/6?
Looking for the result of 2/8 + 8/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/8 and 8/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 6 = 12
- 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: 12 + 64 = 76
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 76/48
- Simplify the fraction (76/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 76/4 = 19
- 48/4 = 12
- This gives: 19/12.
The result of adding 2/8 and 8/6 is : 19/12 (or 1.5833333333333 in its decimal form)