What is 5/9 plus 9/8?
Looking for the result of 5/9 + 9/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/9 and 9/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 8 = 40
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 9 = 81
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 81 = 121
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 121/72
The result of adding 5/9 and 9/8 is : 121/72 (or 1.6805555555556 in its decimal form)