What is 3/6 plus 8/4?
Looking for the result of 3/6 + 8/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/6 and 8/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 4 = 12
- 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: 12 + 48 = 60
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 4 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 60/24
- Simplify the fraction (60/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (12):
- 60/12 = 5
- 24/12 = 2
- This gives: 5/2.
The result of adding 3/6 and 8/4 is : 5/2 (or 2.5 in its decimal form)