What is 10/9 plus 8/4?
Looking for the result of 10/9 + 8/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/9 and 8/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 4 = 40
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 9 = 72
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 72 = 112
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 4 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 112/36
- Simplify the fraction (112/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 112/4 = 28
- 36/4 = 9
- This gives: 28/9.
The result of adding 10/9 and 8/4 is : 28/9 (or 3.1111111111111 in its decimal form)