What is 6/8 plus 2?
Looking for the result of 6/8 + 2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/8 and 2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 1 = 6
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 8 = 16
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 + 16 = 22
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 1 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 22/8
- Simplify the fraction (22/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 22/2 = 11
- 8/2 = 4
- This gives: 11/4.
The result of adding 6/8 and 2/1 is : 11/4 (or 2.75 in its decimal form)