What is 4/8 plus 8?
Looking for the result of 4/8 + 8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/8 and 8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 1 = 4
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 8 = 64
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 + 64 = 68
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 1 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 68/8
- Simplify the fraction (68/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 68/4 = 17
- 8/4 = 2
- This gives: 17/2.
The result of adding 4/8 and 8/1 is : 17/2 (or 8.5 in its decimal form)