What is 8/3 plus 1/3?
Looking for the result of 8/3 + 1/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/3 and 1/3?
- 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: 1 × 3 = 3
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 3 = 27
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 3 = 9
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 27/9
- Simplify the fraction (27/9) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
- 27/9 = 3
- 9/9 = 1
- This gives: 3.
The result of adding 8/3 and 1/3 is : 3