What is 4/8 plus 3/8?
Looking for the result of 4/8 + 3/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/8 and 3/8?
- 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: 3 × 8 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 32 + 24 = 56
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/64
- Simplify the fraction (56/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 56/8 = 7
- 64/8 = 8
- This gives: 7/8.
The result of adding 4/8 and 3/8 is : 7/8 (or 0.875 in its decimal form)