What is 9/4 plus 9/8?
Looking for the result of 9/4 + 9/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/4 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 × 4 = 36
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 + 36 = 108
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 8 = 32
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 108/32
- Simplify the fraction (108/32) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 108/4 = 27
- 32/4 = 8
- This gives: 27/8.
The result of adding 9/4 and 9/8 is : 27/8 (or 3.375 in its decimal form)