What is 2/8 plus 1/6 in fraction?
2/8 plus 1/6 equals to 5/12 in fraction form.
Learn how to find what is 2/8 plus 1/6 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 2/8 + 1/6 as a fraction and decimal.
Summary: 2/8 plus 1/6
Since both the fractions have the unequal denominators, you have to find the equivalent fractions for 2/8 and 1/6 having identical denominators before starting adding the fractions. Find the LCM of denominators, 24 is the LCM of 8 and 6. Multiply the LCM 24 with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions (2/8 x 24/24) + (1/6 x 24/24) and simplify further in order to have the common denominators. By simplifying the fraction addition expression becomes 10/24.
The below workout with step by step calculation shows how to find the equivalent fraction between 2/8 and 1/6 by adding two fractions with different, unequal or unlike denominators. The sum in fraction form for 2/8 plus 1/6 can be obtained by using anyone of the two methods below.
1. LCM method
2. Cross multiplication method.
2/8+1/6 using LCM Method:
What is 2/8 plus 1/6 as a fraction?
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 2/8
Fraction B: 1/6
What to be found?
2/8+1/6 = ?
Find what's the sum of 2/8 and 1/6.
step 2 Compare the denominators of fractions 2/8 and 1/6 to identify whether it is a like or unlike fraction addition. Since the denominators of given fractions 2/8 and 1/6 are not equal, it is said to be unlike fractions addition.
step 3For unlike fractions addition, find the LCM (least common multiple) of both denominators of fractions 2/8 and 1/6:
The LCM of 8 and 6 is 24.
step 4 Write the fractions 2/8 and 1/6 in the addition expression form and multiply LCM with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions.
=2/8+1/6
=(2 x 24)/(8 x 24)+(1 x 24)/(6 x 24)
step 5 Simplify the expression to have common denominator:
=6/24+4/24
step 6 Take the common values out and rewrite the above expression like the below:
=1/24 x (6/1+4/1)
=1/24 x (6 + 4)
step 7Simplify the above expression further:
=1/24 x 10
= 10/24
=5/12
2/8+1/6=5/12
Hence,
2/8 plus 1/6 equals to 5/12 in fraction.
2/8+1/6 using Cross Multiplication Method:
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 2/8
Fraction B: 1/6
What to be found?
2/8+1/6 = ?
Find what's the sum of 2/8 and 1/6.
step 2 Find the product of numerator of Fraction A and denominator of Fraction B (2 x 6), find the product of numerator of Fraction B and denominator of Fraction A (1 x 8), and find the product of both denominators of Fraction A and Fraction B (8 x 6) and rewrite the equation as like the below:
= (2 x 6) + (1 x 8)/(8 x 6)
step 3 Simplify and rewrite the fraction:
= (12 + 8)/48
= 20/48
= 5/12
2/8+1/6 = 5/12
Hence,
2/8 plus 1/6 = 5/12