What is 4/9 plus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 4/9 + 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/9 and 4/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 8 = 32
- 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: 32 + 36 = 68
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 68/72
- Simplify the fraction (68/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 68/4 = 17
- 72/4 = 18
- This gives: 17/18.
The result of adding 4/9 and 4/8 is : 17/18 (or 0.94444444444444 in its decimal form)