What is 6/9 plus 10/8?
Looking for the result of 6/9 + 10/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/9 and 10/8?
- 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: 10 × 9 = 90
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 90 = 138
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 138/72
- Simplify the fraction (138/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 138/6 = 23
- 72/6 = 12
- This gives: 23/12.
The result of adding 6/9 and 10/8 is : 23/12 (or 1.9166666666667 in its decimal form)