What is 8/2 plus 6/3?
Looking for the result of 8/2 + 6/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/2 and 6/3?
- 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: 6 × 2 = 12
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 12 = 36
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 3 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 36/6
- Simplify the fraction (36/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 36/6 = 6
- 6/6 = 1
- This gives: 6.
The result of adding 8/2 and 6/3 is : 6