What is 8/8 plus 7/9?
Looking for the result of 8/8 + 7/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/8 and 7/9?
- 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: 7 × 8 = 56
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 + 56 = 128
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 9 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 128/72
- Simplify the fraction (128/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 128/8 = 16
- 72/8 = 9
- This gives: 16/9.
The result of adding 8/8 and 7/9 is : 16/9 (or 1.7777777777778 in its decimal form)