What is 9/2 plus 8/6?
Looking for the result of 9/2 + 8/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/2 and 8/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 6 = 54
- 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: 54 + 16 = 70
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 6 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 70/12
- Simplify the fraction (70/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 70/2 = 35
- 12/2 = 6
- This gives: 35/6.
The result of adding 9/2 and 8/6 is : 35/6 (or 5.8333333333333 in its decimal form)