What is 6/9 plus 8?
Looking for the result of 6/9 + 8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/9 and 8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 1 = 6
- 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: 6 + 72 = 78
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 1 = 9
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 78/9
- Simplify the fraction (78/9) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 78/3 = 26
- 9/3 = 3
- This gives: 26/3.
The result of adding 6/9 and 8/1 is : 26/3 (or 8.6666666666667 in its decimal form)