What is 8/4 plus 1/9?
Looking for the result of 8/4 + 1/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/4 and 1/9?
- 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: 1 × 4 = 4
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 + 4 = 76
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 9 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 76/36
- Simplify the fraction (76/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 76/4 = 19
- 36/4 = 9
- This gives: 19/9.
The result of adding 8/4 and 1/9 is : 19/9 (or 2.1111111111111 in its decimal form)