What is 9/2 plus 8/2?
Looking for the result of 9/2 + 8/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/2 and 8/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 2 = 18
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 2 = 16
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 18 + 16 = 34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 2 = 4
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 34/4
- Simplify the fraction (34/4) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 34/2 = 17
- 4/2 = 2
- This gives: 17/2.
The result of adding 9/2 and 8/2 is : 17/2 (or 8.5 in its decimal form)