What is 3/3 plus 2/8?
Looking for the result of 3/3 + 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/3 and 2/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 8 = 24
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 3 = 6
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 6 = 30
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 8 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 30/24
- Simplify the fraction (30/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 30/6 = 5
- 24/6 = 4
- This gives: 5/4.
The result of adding 3/3 and 2/8 is : 5/4 (or 1.25 in its decimal form)