What is 9/6 plus 9/8?
Looking for the result of 9/6 + 9/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/6 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 × 6 = 54
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 + 54 = 126
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 8 = 48
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 126/48
- Simplify the fraction (126/48) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 126/6 = 21
- 48/6 = 8
- This gives: 21/8.
The result of adding 9/6 and 9/8 is : 21/8 (or 2.625 in its decimal form)