What is 8/5 plus 6/9?
Looking for the result of 8/5 + 6/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/5 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 × 5 = 30
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 + 30 = 102
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 9 = 45
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 102/45
- Simplify the fraction (102/45) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 102/3 = 34
- 45/3 = 15
- This gives: 34/15.
The result of adding 8/5 and 6/9 is : 34/15 (or 2.2666666666667 in its decimal form)