What is 4/8 plus 5/9?
Looking for the result of 4/8 + 5/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/8 and 5/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 9 = 36
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 8 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 + 40 = 76
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 9 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 76/72
- Simplify the fraction (76/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 76/4 = 19
- 72/4 = 18
- This gives: 19/18.
The result of adding 4/8 and 5/9 is : 19/18 (or 1.0555555555556 in its decimal form)