What is 8/3 plus 6/2?
Looking for the result of 8/3 + 6/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/3 and 6/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 2 = 16
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 3 = 18
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 18 = 34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 2 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 34/6
- Simplify the fraction (34/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 34/2 = 17
- 6/2 = 3
- This gives: 17/3.
The result of adding 8/3 and 6/2 is : 17/3 (or 5.6666666666667 in its decimal form)