What is 1/8 plus 9/6?
Looking for the result of 1/8 + 9/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/8 and 9/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 6 = 6
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 8 = 72
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 + 72 = 78
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 78/48
- Simplify the fraction (78/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 78/6 = 13
- 48/6 = 8
- This gives: 13/8.
The result of adding 1/8 and 9/6 is : 13/8 (or 1.625 in its decimal form)