What is 3/6 plus 8?
Looking for the result of 3/6 + 8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/6 and 8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 1 = 3
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 6 = 48
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 3 + 48 = 51
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 1 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 51/6
- Simplify the fraction (51/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 51/3 = 17
- 6/3 = 2
- This gives: 17/2.
The result of adding 3/6 and 8/1 is : 17/2 (or 8.5 in its decimal form)