What is 3/7 plus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 3/7 + 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/7 and 4/8?
- 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: 4 × 7 = 28
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 28 = 52
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 8 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 52/56
- Simplify the fraction (52/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 52/4 = 13
- 56/4 = 14
- This gives: 13/14.
The result of adding 3/7 and 4/8 is : 13/14 (or 0.92857142857143 in its decimal form)