What is 3/6 plus 2/8?
Looking for the result of 3/6 + 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/6 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 × 6 = 12
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 12 = 36
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 36/48
- Simplify the fraction (36/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (12):
- 36/12 = 3
- 48/12 = 4
- This gives: 3/4.
The result of adding 3/6 and 2/8 is : 3/4 (or 0.75 in its decimal form)