What is 2/8 plus 7/9?
Looking for the result of 2/8 + 7/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/8 and 7/9?
- 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: 7 × 8 = 56
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 18 + 56 = 74
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 9 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 74/72
- Simplify the fraction (74/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 74/2 = 37
- 72/2 = 36
- This gives: 37/36.
The result of adding 2/8 and 7/9 is : 37/36 (or 1.0277777777778 in its decimal form)