What is 9/2 plus 9/8?
Looking for the result of 9/2 + 9/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/2 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 × 2 = 18
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 + 18 = 90
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 8 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 90/16
- Simplify the fraction (90/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 90/2 = 45
- 16/2 = 8
- This gives: 45/8.
The result of adding 9/2 and 9/8 is : 45/8 (or 5.625 in its decimal form)