What is 4/2 plus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 4/2 + 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/2 and 4/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 8 = 32
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 2 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 32 + 8 = 40
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 8 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/16
- Simplify the fraction (40/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 40/8 = 5
- 16/8 = 2
- This gives: 5/2.
The result of adding 4/2 and 4/8 is : 5/2 (or 2.5 in its decimal form)