What is 9/2 plus 8/7?
Looking for the result of 9/2 + 8/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/2 and 8/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 7 = 63
- 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: 63 + 16 = 79
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 7 = 14
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 79/14
The result of adding 9/2 and 8/7 is : 79/14 (or 5.6428571428571 in its decimal form)