What is 7/8 plus 9/8?
Looking for the result of 7/8 + 9/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/8 and 9/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 8 = 56
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 8 = 72
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 72 = 128
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 128/64
- Simplify the fraction (128/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (64):
- 128/64 = 2
- 64/64 = 1
- This gives: 2.
The result of adding 7/8 and 9/8 is : 2