What is 8/3 plus 7/2?
Looking for the result of 8/3 + 7/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/3 and 7/2?
- 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: 7 × 3 = 21
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 21 = 37
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 2 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 37/6
The result of adding 8/3 and 7/2 is : 37/6 (or 6.1666666666667 in its decimal form)