What is 8/2 plus 3/6?
Looking for the result of 8/2 + 3/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/2 and 3/6?
- 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: 3 × 2 = 6
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 6 = 54
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 6 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 54/12
- Simplify the fraction (54/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 54/6 = 9
- 12/6 = 2
- This gives: 9/2.
The result of adding 8/2 and 3/6 is : 9/2 (or 4.5 in its decimal form)