What is 8/2 plus 9/6?
Looking for the result of 8/2 + 9/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/2 and 9/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 6 = 48
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 2 = 18
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 18 = 66
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 6 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 66/12
- Simplify the fraction (66/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 66/6 = 11
- 12/6 = 2
- This gives: 11/2.
The result of adding 8/2 and 9/6 is : 11/2 (or 5.5 in its decimal form)