What is 8/2 plus 7/4?
Looking for the result of 8/2 + 7/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/2 and 7/4?
- 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: 7 × 2 = 14
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 32 + 14 = 46
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 4 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 46/8
- Simplify the fraction (46/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 46/2 = 23
- 8/2 = 4
- This gives: 23/4.
The result of adding 8/2 and 7/4 is : 23/4 (or 5.75 in its decimal form)