What is 1/8 plus 9/8?
Looking for the result of 1/8 + 9/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/8 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 × 8 = 72
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 + 72 = 80
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 80/64
- Simplify the fraction (80/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- 80/16 = 5
- 64/16 = 4
- This gives: 5/4.
The result of adding 1/8 and 9/8 is : 5/4 (or 1.25 in its decimal form)