What is 7/8 plus 8/6?
Looking for the result of 7/8 + 8/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/8 and 8/6?
- 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: 8 × 8 = 64
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 42 + 64 = 106
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 106/48
- Simplify the fraction (106/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 106/2 = 53
- 48/2 = 24
- This gives: 53/24.
The result of adding 7/8 and 8/6 is : 53/24 (or 2.2083333333333 in its decimal form)