What is 8/6 plus 4/2?
Looking for the result of 8/6 + 4/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/6 and 4/2?
- 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: 4 × 6 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 24 = 40
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 2 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/12
- Simplify the fraction (40/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 40/4 = 10
- 12/4 = 3
- This gives: 10/3.
The result of adding 8/6 and 4/2 is : 10/3 (or 3.3333333333333 in its decimal form)