What is 9 plus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 9 + 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9 and 4/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 8 = 72
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 1 = 4
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 + 4 = 76
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 8 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 76/8
- Simplify the fraction (76/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 76/4 = 19
- 8/4 = 2
- This gives: 19/2.
The result of adding 9/1 and 4/8 is : 19/2 (or 9.5 in its decimal form)