What is 9/7 plus 6/8?
Looking for the result of 9/7 + 6/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/7 and 6/8?
- 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: 6 × 7 = 42
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 + 42 = 114
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 8 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 114/56
- Simplify the fraction (114/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 114/2 = 57
- 56/2 = 28
- This gives: 57/28.
The result of adding 9/7 and 6/8 is : 57/28 (or 2.0357142857143 in its decimal form)