What is 3/8 plus 2/8?
Looking for the result of 3/8 + 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/8 and 2/8?
- 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: 2 × 8 = 16
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 16 = 40
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/64
- Simplify the fraction (40/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 40/8 = 5
- 64/8 = 8
- This gives: 5/8.
The result of adding 3/8 and 2/8 is : 5/8 (or 0.625 in its decimal form)