What is 8/4 plus 9/6?
Looking for the result of 8/4 + 9/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/4 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 × 4 = 36
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 36 = 84
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 6 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 84/24
- Simplify the fraction (84/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (12):
- 84/12 = 7
- 24/12 = 2
- This gives: 7/2.
The result of adding 8/4 and 9/6 is : 7/2 (or 3.5 in its decimal form)