What is 8/9 plus 2/8?
Looking for the result of 8/9 + 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/9 and 2/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 8 = 64
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 9 = 18
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 64 + 18 = 82
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 82/72
- Simplify the fraction (82/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 82/2 = 41
- 72/2 = 36
- This gives: 41/36.
The result of adding 8/9 and 2/8 is : 41/36 (or 1.1388888888889 in its decimal form)