What is 7/8 plus 3/6?
Looking for the result of 7/8 + 3/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/8 and 3/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 6 = 42
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 8 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 42 + 24 = 66
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 66/48
- Simplify the fraction (66/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 66/6 = 11
- 48/6 = 8
- This gives: 11/8.
The result of adding 7/8 and 3/6 is : 11/8 (or 1.375 in its decimal form)