What is 4/9 plus 8/2?
Looking for the result of 4/9 + 8/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/9 and 8/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 2 = 8
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 9 = 72
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 + 72 = 80
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 2 = 18
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 80/18
- Simplify the fraction (80/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 80/2 = 40
- 18/2 = 9
- This gives: 40/9.
The result of adding 4/9 and 8/2 is : 40/9 (or 4.4444444444444 in its decimal form)