What is 2/9 plus 2/8?
Looking for the result of 2/9 + 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/9 and 2/8?
- 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: 2 × 9 = 18
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 18 = 34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 34/72
- Simplify the fraction (34/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 34/2 = 17
- 72/2 = 36
- This gives: 17/36.
The result of adding 2/9 and 2/8 is : 17/36 (or 0.47222222222222 in its decimal form)