What is 4/2 plus 8/4?
Looking for the result of 4/2 + 8/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/2 and 8/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 4 = 16
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 2 = 16
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 16 = 32
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 4 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 32/8
- Simplify the fraction (32/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 32/8 = 4
- 8/8 = 1
- This gives: 4.
The result of adding 4/2 and 8/4 is : 4