What is 2/8 plus 6/9?
Looking for the result of 2/8 + 6/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/8 and 6/9?
- 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: 6 × 8 = 48
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 18 + 48 = 66
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 9 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 66/72
- Simplify the fraction (66/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 66/6 = 11
- 72/6 = 12
- This gives: 11/12.
The result of adding 2/8 and 6/9 is : 11/12 (or 0.91666666666667 in its decimal form)