What is 8/2 plus 4/3?
Looking for the result of 8/2 + 4/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/2 and 4/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 3 = 24
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 2 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 8 = 32
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 3 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 32/6
- Simplify the fraction (32/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 32/2 = 16
- 6/2 = 3
- This gives: 16/3.
The result of adding 8/2 and 4/3 is : 16/3 (or 5.3333333333333 in its decimal form)