2/8 + 1/8 as a fraction

Learn how to find what is 2/8 plus 1/8 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 2/8 + 1/8 as a fraction and decimal.

Summary: 2/8 plus 1/8 = 3/8
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 2/8 plus 1/8 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 2/8 and 1/8, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (2 + 1) together while keeping the common denominator as it is. You may wonder why the numerators alone are being added and not the denominators in the expression (2/8) + (1/8). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (2/8) + (1/8), so the expression becomes 1/8 (2 + 1). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (2 + 1) = 3, and the denominator remains the same as 8. Therefore, 2/8 + 1/8 as a fraction is 3/8.

Pie Chart Representation: 2/8 + 1/8 = 3/8

CALCULATION: 2/8 + 1/8 as a fraction
2/8 + 1/8 = (?)
2/8 + 1/8 = (2 + 1)/8
= 3/8
2/8 + 1/8 = 3/8
2/8 plus 1/8 as a fraction is 3/8.

where
2/8 is a proper fraction as an addend,
1/8 is a proper fraction as an addend,
3/8 is the sum of 2/8 and 1/8.

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2/8 plus 1/8 as a decimal
2/8 + 1/8 = 3/8
3/8 = 0.375
(2/8) + (1/8) as a decimal is 0.375

where
0.375 is the sum of 2/8 and 1/8.