What is 8/6 plus 4/7?
Looking for the result of 8/6 + 4/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/6 and 4/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 7 = 56
- 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: 56 + 24 = 80
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 80/42
- Simplify the fraction (80/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 80/2 = 40
- 42/2 = 21
- This gives: 40/21.
The result of adding 8/6 and 4/7 is : 40/21 (or 1.9047619047619 in its decimal form)