What is 10/4 plus 8/9?
Looking for the result of 10/4 + 8/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/4 and 8/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 9 = 90
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 4 = 32
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 90 + 32 = 122
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 9 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 122/36
- Simplify the fraction (122/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 122/2 = 61
- 36/2 = 18
- This gives: 61/18.
The result of adding 10/4 and 8/9 is : 61/18 (or 3.3888888888889 in its decimal form)