Solve 8/86+2/43=

$$\frac { 8 } { 86 } + \frac { 2 } { 43 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{6}{43}\approx 0.139534884$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{86} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{4}{43}+\frac{2}{43}$$

Since \frac{4}{43} and \frac{2}{43} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{4+2}{43}$$

Add 4 and 2 to get 6.

$$\frac{6}{43}$$

Factor

$$\frac{2 \cdot 3}{43} = 0.13953488372093023$$