What is 1/10 plus 9/8?
Looking for the result of 1/10 + 9/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/10 and 9/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 8 = 8
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 10 = 90
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 + 90 = 98
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 98/80
- Simplify the fraction (98/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 98/2 = 49
- 80/2 = 40
- This gives: 49/40.
The result of adding 1/10 and 9/8 is : 49/40 (or 1.225 in its decimal form)