3/4 + 1/8 in fraction
What is 3/4 plus 1/8 in fraction?
3/4+1/8 = 7/8.
3/4 plus 1/8 equals to 7/8 in fraction.
CALCULATION: 3/4+1/8 as a fraction
3/4 + 1/8 = (?)
3/4 + 1/8 = [(3 x 8) + (1 x 4)]/(4 x 8)
= (24 + 4)/32
= 28/32
= (4 x 7)/(4 x 8)
= 7/8
3/4 + 1/8 = 7/8
3/4 plus 1/8 as a fraction is 7/8
where
3/4 is a fraction as an addend,
1/8 is a fraction as an addend,
7/8 is the sum of 3/4 and 1/8.
3/4 plus 1/8 as a decimal
3/4 + 1/8 = 7/8
7/8 = 0.875
3/4+1/8 as a decimal is 0.875
where
0.875 is the sum of 3/4 and 1/8.
How to find 3/4+1/8 as a fraction?
The below workout with step by step calculation shows how to find the equivalent fraction between 3/4 and 1/8 by adding two fractions with different, unequal or unlike denominators. The sum in fraction form for 3/4 plus 1/8 can be obtained by using anyone of the two methods below.
1. LCM method
2. Cross multiplication method.
3/4+1/8 using LCM Method:
What is 3/4 plus 1/8 as a fraction?
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 3/4
Fraction B: 1/8
What to be found?
3/4+1/8 = ?
Find what's the sum of 3/4 and 1/8.
step 2 Compare the denominators of fractions 3/4 and 1/8 to identify whether it is a like or unlike fraction addition. Since the denominators of given fractions 3/4 and 1/8 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 3/4 and 1/8:
The LCM of 4 and 8 is 8.
step 4 Write the fractions 3/4 and 1/8 in the addition expression form and multiply LCM with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions.
=3/4+1/8
=(3 x 8)/(4 x 8)+(1 x 8)/(8 x 8)
step 5 Simplify the expression to have common denominator:
=6/8+1/8
step 6 Take the common values out and rewrite the above expression like the below:
=1/8 x (6/1+1/1)
=1/8 x (6 + 1)
step 7Simplify the above expression further:
=1/8 x 7
=7/8
3/4+1/8=7/8
Hence,
3/4 plus 1/8 equals to 7/8 in fraction.
3/4+1/8 using Cross Multiplication Method:
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 3/4
Fraction B: 1/8
What to be found?
3/4+1/8 = ?
Find what's the sum of 3/4 and 1/8.
step 2 Find the product of numerator of Fraction A and denominator of Fraction B (3 x 8), find the product of numerator of Fraction B and denominator of Fraction A (1 x 4), and find the product of both denominators of Fraction A and Fraction B (4 x 8) and rewrite the equation as like the below:
= (3 x 8) + (1 x 4)/(4 x 8)
step 3 Simplify and rewrite the fraction:
= (24 + 4)/32
= 28/32
= 7/8
3/4+1/8 = 7/8
Hence,
3/4 plus 1/8 = 7/8