What is 8/2 plus 8/6?
Looking for the result of 8/2 + 8/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/2 and 8/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 6 = 48
- 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: 48 + 16 = 64
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 6 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 64/12
- Simplify the fraction (64/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 64/4 = 16
- 12/4 = 3
- This gives: 16/3.
The result of adding 8/2 and 8/6 is : 16/3 (or 5.3333333333333 in its decimal form)