What is 8/2 plus 6/4?
Looking for the result of 8/2 + 6/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/2 and 6/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 4 = 32
- 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: 32 + 12 = 44
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 4 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 44/8
- Simplify the fraction (44/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 44/4 = 11
- 8/4 = 2
- This gives: 11/2.
The result of adding 8/2 and 6/4 is : 11/2 (or 5.5 in its decimal form)