What is 4/8 plus 6/9?
Looking for the result of 4/8 + 6/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/8 and 6/9?
- 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: 6 × 8 = 48
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 + 48 = 84
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 9 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 84/72
- Simplify the fraction (84/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (12):
- 84/12 = 7
- 72/12 = 6
- This gives: 7/6.
The result of adding 4/8 and 6/9 is : 7/6 (or 1.1666666666667 in its decimal form)