What is 8/6 plus 9/6?
Looking for the result of 8/6 + 9/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/6 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 × 6 = 54
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 54 = 102
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 6 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 102/36
- Simplify the fraction (102/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 102/6 = 17
- 36/6 = 6
- This gives: 17/6.
The result of adding 8/6 and 9/6 is : 17/6 (or 2.8333333333333 in its decimal form)