What is 6/9 plus 8/5?
Looking for the result of 6/9 + 8/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/9 and 8/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 5 = 30
- 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: 30 + 72 = 102
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 5 = 45
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 102/45
- Simplify the fraction (102/45) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 102/3 = 34
- 45/3 = 15
- This gives: 34/15.
The result of adding 6/9 and 8/5 is : 34/15 (or 2.2666666666667 in its decimal form)