What is 6/4 plus 8/8?
Looking for the result of 6/4 + 8/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/4 and 8/8?
- 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: 8 × 4 = 32
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 32 = 80
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 8 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 80/32
- Simplify the fraction (80/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- 80/16 = 5
- 32/16 = 2
- This gives: 5/2.
The result of adding 6/4 and 8/8 is : 5/2 (or 2.5 in its decimal form)