What is 4/3 plus 6/8?
Looking for the result of 4/3 + 6/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/3 and 6/8?
- 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: 6 × 3 = 18
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 32 + 18 = 50
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 8 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 50/24
- Simplify the fraction (50/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 50/2 = 25
- 24/2 = 12
- This gives: 25/12.
The result of adding 4/3 and 6/8 is : 25/12 (or 2.0833333333333 in its decimal form)