What is 7/9 plus 8/10?
Looking for the result of 7/9 + 8/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/9 and 8/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 10 = 70
- 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: 70 + 72 = 142
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 10 = 90
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 142/90
- Simplify the fraction (142/90) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 142/2 = 71
- 90/2 = 45
- This gives: 71/45.
The result of adding 7/9 and 8/10 is : 71/45 (or 1.5777777777778 in its decimal form)