What is 10/8 plus 2/9?
Looking for the result of 10/8 + 2/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/8 and 2/9?
- 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: 2 × 8 = 16
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 90 + 16 = 106
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 9 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 106/72
- Simplify the fraction (106/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 106/2 = 53
- 72/2 = 36
- This gives: 53/36.
The result of adding 10/8 and 2/9 is : 53/36 (or 1.4722222222222 in its decimal form)