What is 4/3 plus 8/3?
Looking for the result of 4/3 + 8/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/3 and 8/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 3 = 12
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 3 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 + 24 = 36
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 3 = 9
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 36/9
- Simplify the fraction (36/9) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
- 36/9 = 4
- 9/9 = 1
- This gives: 4.
The result of adding 4/3 and 8/3 is : 4