What is 7/8 plus 6/9?
Looking for the result of 7/8 + 6/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/8 and 6/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 9 = 63
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 8 = 48
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 + 48 = 111
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 9 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 111/72
- Simplify the fraction (111/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 111/3 = 37
- 72/3 = 24
- This gives: 37/24.
The result of adding 7/8 and 6/9 is : 37/24 (or 1.5416666666667 in its decimal form)