What is 8/6 plus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 8/6 + 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/6 and 4/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 8 = 64
- 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: 64 + 24 = 88
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 88/48
- Simplify the fraction (88/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 88/8 = 11
- 48/8 = 6
- This gives: 11/6.
The result of adding 8/6 and 4/8 is : 11/6 (or 1.8333333333333 in its decimal form)