What is 8 plus 8/6?
Looking for the result of 8 + 8/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8 and 8/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 6 = 48
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 1 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 8 = 56
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 6 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 56/6
- Simplify the fraction (56/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 56/2 = 28
- 6/2 = 3
- This gives: 28/3.
The result of adding 8/1 and 8/6 is : 28/3 (or 9.3333333333333 in its decimal form)