What is 8/3 plus 6/8?
Looking for the result of 8/3 + 6/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/3 and 6/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 8 = 64
- 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: 64 + 18 = 82
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 8 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 82/24
- Simplify the fraction (82/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 82/2 = 41
- 24/2 = 12
- This gives: 41/12.
The result of adding 8/3 and 6/8 is : 41/12 (or 3.4166666666667 in its decimal form)