What is 3/6 plus 8/2?
Looking for the result of 3/6 + 8/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/6 and 8/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 2 = 6
- 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: 6 + 48 = 54
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 2 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 54/12
- Simplify the fraction (54/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 54/6 = 9
- 12/6 = 2
- This gives: 9/2.
The result of adding 3/6 and 8/2 is : 9/2 (or 4.5 in its decimal form)