What is 9/5 plus 8/8?
Looking for the result of 9/5 + 8/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/5 and 8/8?
- 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: 8 × 5 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 + 40 = 112
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 8 = 40
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 112/40
- Simplify the fraction (112/40) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 112/8 = 14
- 40/8 = 5
- This gives: 14/5.
The result of adding 9/5 and 8/8 is : 14/5 (or 2.8 in its decimal form)