What is 4/8 plus 3/2?
Looking for the result of 4/8 + 3/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/8 and 3/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 2 = 8
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 8 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 + 24 = 32
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 2 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 32/16
- Simplify the fraction (32/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- 32/16 = 2
- 16/16 = 1
- This gives: 2.
The result of adding 4/8 and 3/2 is : 2