What is 8/2 plus 5/9?
Looking for the result of 8/2 + 5/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/2 and 5/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 9 = 72
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 2 = 10
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 + 10 = 82
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 9 = 18
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 82/18
- Simplify the fraction (82/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 82/2 = 41
- 18/2 = 9
- This gives: 41/9.
The result of adding 8/2 and 5/9 is : 41/9 (or 4.5555555555556 in its decimal form)