What is 2/4 plus 9/8?
Looking for the result of 2/4 + 9/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/4 and 9/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 8 = 16
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 4 = 36
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 36 = 52
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 8 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 52/32
- Simplify the fraction (52/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 52/4 = 13
- 32/4 = 8
- This gives: 13/8.
The result of adding 2/4 and 9/8 is : 13/8 (or 1.625 in its decimal form)