What is 10/9 plus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 10/9 + 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/9 and 4/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 8 = 80
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 9 = 36
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 80 + 36 = 116
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 116/72
- Simplify the fraction (116/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 116/4 = 29
- 72/4 = 18
- This gives: 29/18.
The result of adding 10/9 and 4/8 is : 29/18 (or 1.6111111111111 in its decimal form)