What is 3/6 plus 8/7?
Looking for the result of 3/6 + 8/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/6 and 8/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 7 = 21
- 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: 21 + 48 = 69
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 69/42
- Simplify the fraction (69/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 69/3 = 23
- 42/3 = 14
- This gives: 23/14.
The result of adding 3/6 and 8/7 is : 23/14 (or 1.6428571428571 in its decimal form)