What is 2/9 plus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 2/9 + 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/9 and 4/8?
- 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: 4 × 9 = 36
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 36 = 52
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 52/72
- Simplify the fraction (52/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 52/4 = 13
- 72/4 = 18
- This gives: 13/18.
The result of adding 2/9 and 4/8 is : 13/18 (or 0.72222222222222 in its decimal form)