What is 2/8 plus 9/6?
Looking for the result of 2/8 + 9/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/8 and 9/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 6 = 12
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 8 = 72
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 + 72 = 84
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 6 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 84/48
- Simplify the fraction (84/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (12):
- 84/12 = 7
- 48/12 = 4
- This gives: 7/4.
The result of adding 2/8 and 9/6 is : 7/4 (or 1.75 in its decimal form)