What is 8/7 plus 3/6?
Looking for the result of 8/7 + 3/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/7 and 3/6?
- 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: 3 × 7 = 21
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 21 = 69
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 6 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 69/42
- Simplify the fraction (69/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 69/3 = 23
- 42/3 = 14
- This gives: 23/14.
The result of adding 8/7 and 3/6 is : 23/14 (or 1.6428571428571 in its decimal form)