What is 3/8 plus 5/6?
Looking for the result of 3/8 + 5/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/8 and 5/6?
- 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: 5 × 8 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 18 + 40 = 58
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 58/48
- Simplify the fraction (58/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 58/2 = 29
- 48/2 = 24
- This gives: 29/24.
The result of adding 3/8 and 5/6 is : 29/24 (or 1.2083333333333 in its decimal form)