What is 8/10 plus 9/8?
Looking for the result of 8/10 + 9/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/10 and 9/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 8 = 64
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 10 = 90
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 64 + 90 = 154
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 154/80
- Simplify the fraction (154/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 154/2 = 77
- 80/2 = 40
- This gives: 77/40.
The result of adding 8/10 and 9/8 is : 77/40 (or 1.925 in its decimal form)