What is 8/2 plus 6/2?
Looking for the result of 8/2 + 6/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/2 and 6/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 2 = 16
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 2 = 12
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 12 = 28
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 2 = 4
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 28/4
- Simplify the fraction (28/4) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 28/4 = 7
- 4/4 = 1
- This gives: 7.
The result of adding 8/2 and 6/2 is : 7