What is 5/8 plus 9/9?
Looking for the result of 5/8 + 9/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/8 and 9/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 9 = 45
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 8 = 72
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 45 + 72 = 117
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 9 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 117/72
- Simplify the fraction (117/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
- 117/9 = 13
- 72/9 = 8
- This gives: 13/8.
The result of adding 5/8 and 9/9 is : 13/8 (or 1.625 in its decimal form)