What is 2/6 plus 9/8?
Looking for the result of 2/6 + 9/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/6 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 × 6 = 54
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 54 = 70
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 70/48
- Simplify the fraction (70/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 70/2 = 35
- 48/2 = 24
- This gives: 35/24.
The result of adding 2/6 and 9/8 is : 35/24 (or 1.4583333333333 in its decimal form)