What is 7/6 plus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 7/6 + 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/6 and 4/8?
- 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: 4 × 6 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 24 = 80
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 80/48
- Simplify the fraction (80/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- 80/16 = 5
- 48/16 = 3
- This gives: 5/3.
The result of adding 7/6 and 4/8 is : 5/3 (or 1.6666666666667 in its decimal form)