What is 6/9 plus 8/8?
Looking for the result of 6/9 + 8/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/9 and 8/8?
- 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: 8 × 9 = 72
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 72 = 120
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 120/72
- Simplify the fraction (120/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (24):
- 120/24 = 5
- 72/24 = 3
- This gives: 5/3.
The result of adding 6/9 and 8/8 is : 5/3 (or 1.6666666666667 in its decimal form)