It rained 2/8 inch in one hour. If rained 4/8 inch in the next hour. find the total amount of rain. wrote in simplest form

So just add the fractions together but keep the denominator the same. So now the fraction is 6/8, To simplify just find the greatest common factor which is 2 and divide both the numerator and the denominator by 2. Now the fraction should turn out into 3/4.

2/8+4/8=6/8 = 2/3 I believe if there isn't some hidden text I don't understand ...