What is 6 plus 2/8?
Looking for the result of 6 + 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6 and 2/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 8 = 48
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 1 = 2
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 2 = 50
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 8 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 50/8
- Simplify the fraction (50/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 50/2 = 25
- 8/2 = 4
- This gives: 25/4.
The result of adding 6/1 and 2/8 is : 25/4 (or 6.25 in its decimal form)