What is 8/6 plus 1/6?
Looking for the result of 8/6 + 1/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/6 and 1/6?
- 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: 1 × 6 = 6
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 6 = 54
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 6 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 54/36
- Simplify the fraction (54/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (18):
- 54/18 = 3
- 36/18 = 2
- This gives: 3/2.
The result of adding 8/6 and 1/6 is : 3/2 (or 1.5 in its decimal form)