Basic Math Examples

\frac{3}{8} + \frac{2}{4}

$\frac{3}{8} + \frac{2}{4}$

Step 1

Cancel the common factor of

$2$ and

$4$ .

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Step 1.1

Factor

$2$ out of

$2$ .

$\frac{3}{8} + \frac{2 (1)}{4}$

Step 1.2

Cancel the common factors.

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Step 1.2.1

Factor

$2$ out of

$4$ .

$\frac{3}{8} + \frac{2 \cdot 1}{2 \cdot 2}$

Step 1.2.2

Cancel the common factor.

$\frac{3}{8} + \frac{2 \cdot 1}{2 \cdot 2}$

Step 1.2.3

Rewrite the expression.

$\frac{3}{8} + \frac{1}{2}$

Step 2

To write

$\frac{1}{2}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

$\frac{4}{4}$ .

$\frac{3}{8} + \frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{4}{4}$

Step 3

Write each expression with a common denominator of

$8$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of

$1$ .

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Step 3.1

Multiply

$\frac{1}{2}$ by

$\frac{4}{4}$ .

$\frac{3}{8} + \frac{4}{2 \cdot 4}$

Step 3.2

Multiply

$2$ by

$4$ .

$\frac{3}{8} + \frac{4}{8}$

Step 4

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

$\frac{3 + 4}{8}$

Step 5

Add

$3$ and

$4$ .

$\frac{7}{8}$

Step 6

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{7}{8}$

Decimal Form:

$0.875$