What is 2/10 plus 8/9?
Looking for the result of 2/10 + 8/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/10 and 8/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 9 = 18
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 10 = 80
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 18 + 80 = 98
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 9 = 90
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 98/90
- Simplify the fraction (98/90) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 98/2 = 49
- 90/2 = 45
- This gives: 49/45.
The result of adding 2/10 and 8/9 is : 49/45 (or 1.0888888888889 in its decimal form)