What is 8/2 plus 8/4?
Looking for the result of 8/2 + 8/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/2 and 8/4?
- 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: 8 × 2 = 16
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 32 + 16 = 48
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 4 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/8
- Simplify the fraction (48/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 48/8 = 6
- 8/8 = 1
- This gives: 6.
The result of adding 8/2 and 8/4 is : 6