What is 6/2 plus 9/8?
Looking for the result of 6/2 + 9/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/2 and 9/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 8 = 48
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 2 = 18
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 18 = 66
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 8 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 66/16
- Simplify the fraction (66/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 66/2 = 33
- 16/2 = 8
- This gives: 33/8.
The result of adding 6/2 and 9/8 is : 33/8 (or 4.125 in its decimal form)