What is 9/8 plus 5/8?
Looking for the result of 9/8 + 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/8 and 5/8?
- 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: 5 × 8 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 + 40 = 112
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 112/64
- Simplify the fraction (112/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- 112/16 = 7
- 64/16 = 4
- This gives: 7/4.
The result of adding 9/8 and 5/8 is : 7/4 (or 1.75 in its decimal form)