What is 7/9 plus 10/8?
Looking for the result of 7/9 + 10/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/9 and 10/8?
- 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: 10 × 9 = 90
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 90 = 146
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 146/72
- Simplify the fraction (146/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 146/2 = 73
- 72/2 = 36
- This gives: 73/36.
The result of adding 7/9 and 10/8 is : 73/36 (or 2.0277777777778 in its decimal form)