Question

what is 2/8 + 3/12

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

To add the fractions 2/8 and 3/12, you need a common denominator. In this case, the least common multiple of 8 and 12 is 24.

Multiplying the numerator and denominator of 2/8 by 3 gives: (2 * 3) / (8 * 3) = 6/24.

Multiplying the numerator and denominator of 3/12 by 2 gives: (3 * 2) / (12 * 2) = 6/24.

Now that both fractions have the same denominator, you can add them together: 6/24 + 6/24 = 12/24.

Finally, you can simplify this fraction by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 12: 12/24 can be simplified to 1/2.

Therefore, 2/8 + 3/12 equals 1/2.