What is 8/2 plus 6/9?
Looking for the result of 8/2 + 6/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/2 and 6/9?
- 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: 6 × 2 = 12
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 + 12 = 84
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 9 = 18
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 84/18
- Simplify the fraction (84/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 84/6 = 14
- 18/6 = 3
- This gives: 14/3.
The result of adding 8/2 and 6/9 is : 14/3 (or 4.6666666666667 in its decimal form)