What is 4/9 plus 8/9?
Looking for the result of 4/9 + 8/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/9 and 8/9?
- 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: 8 × 9 = 72
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 + 72 = 108
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 9 = 81
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 108/81
- Simplify the fraction (108/81) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (27):
- 108/27 = 4
- 81/27 = 3
- This gives: 4/3.
The result of adding 4/9 and 8/9 is : 4/3 (or 1.3333333333333 in its decimal form)