What is 7/8 plus 4/6?
Looking for the result of 7/8 + 4/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/8 and 4/6?
- 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: 4 × 8 = 32
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 42 + 32 = 74
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 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 7/8 and 4/6 is : 37/24 (or 1.5416666666667 in its decimal form)