What is 6 plus 6/8?
Looking for the result of 6 + 6/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6 and 6/8?
- 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: 6 × 1 = 6
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 6 = 54
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 8 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 54/8
- Simplify the fraction (54/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 54/2 = 27
- 8/2 = 4
- This gives: 27/4.
The result of adding 6/1 and 6/8 is : 27/4 (or 6.75 in its decimal form)