What is 9/10 plus 9/8?
Looking for the result of 9/10 + 9/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/10 and 9/8?
- 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: 9 × 10 = 90
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 + 90 = 162
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 8 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 162/80
- Simplify the fraction (162/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 162/2 = 81
- 80/2 = 40
- This gives: 81/40.
The result of adding 9/10 and 9/8 is : 81/40 (or 2.025 in its decimal form)