What is 7/6 plus 3/8?
Looking for the result of 7/6 + 3/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/6 and 3/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 8 = 56
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 6 = 18
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 18 = 74
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 74/48
- Simplify the fraction (74/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 74/2 = 37
- 48/2 = 24
- This gives: 37/24.
The result of adding 7/6 and 3/8 is : 37/24 (or 1.5416666666667 in its decimal form)