What is 4/8 plus 5/6?
Looking for the result of 4/8 + 5/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/8 and 5/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 6 = 24
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 8 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 40 = 64
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 64/48
- Simplify the fraction (64/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- 64/16 = 4
- 48/16 = 3
- This gives: 4/3.
The result of adding 4/8 and 5/6 is : 4/3 (or 1.3333333333333 in its decimal form)