What is 8/6 plus 4/6?
Looking for the result of 8/6 + 4/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/6 and 4/6?
- 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: 4 × 6 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 24 = 72
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 6 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 72/36
- Simplify the fraction (72/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (36):
- 72/36 = 2
- 36/36 = 1
- This gives: 2.
The result of adding 8/6 and 4/6 is : 2