What is 9/2 plus 8/4?
Looking for the result of 9/2 + 8/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/2 and 8/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 4 = 36
- 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: 36 + 16 = 52
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 4 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 52/8
- Simplify the fraction (52/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 52/4 = 13
- 8/4 = 2
- This gives: 13/2.
The result of adding 9/2 and 8/4 is : 13/2 (or 6.5 in its decimal form)