What is 8/8 plus 3/2?
Looking for the result of 8/8 + 3/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/8 and 3/2?
- 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: 3 × 8 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 24 = 40
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 2 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/16
- Simplify the fraction (40/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 40/8 = 5
- 16/8 = 2
- This gives: 5/2.
The result of adding 8/8 and 3/2 is : 5/2 (or 2.5 in its decimal form)