What is 3/8 plus 3/6?
Looking for the result of 3/8 + 3/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/8 and 3/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 6 = 18
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 8 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 18 + 24 = 42
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 42/48
- Simplify the fraction (42/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 42/6 = 7
- 48/6 = 8
- This gives: 7/8.
The result of adding 3/8 and 3/6 is : 7/8 (or 0.875 in its decimal form)