What is 9/6 plus 8/8?
Looking for the result of 9/6 + 8/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/6 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 × 6 = 48
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 + 48 = 120
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 120/48
- Simplify the fraction (120/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (24):
- 120/24 = 5
- 48/24 = 2
- This gives: 5/2.
The result of adding 9/6 and 8/8 is : 5/2 (or 2.5 in its decimal form)