Solve 2+6/8

$$2 + \frac { 6 } { 8 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{11}{4}=2.75$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

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

Convert 2 to fraction \frac{8}{4}.

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

Since \frac{8}{4} and \frac{3}{4} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

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

Add 8 and 3 to get 11.

$$\frac{11}{4}$$

Factor

$$\frac{11}{2 ^ {2}} = 2\frac{3}{4} = 2.75$$