What is 9/7 plus 8/6?
Looking for the result of 9/7 + 8/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/7 and 8/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 6 = 54
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 7 = 56
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 54 + 56 = 110
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 6 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 110/42
- Simplify the fraction (110/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 110/2 = 55
- 42/2 = 21
- This gives: 55/21.
The result of adding 9/7 and 8/6 is : 55/21 (or 2.6190476190476 in its decimal form)