What is 9/8 plus 6/10?
Looking for the result of 9/8 + 6/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/8 and 6/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 10 = 90
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 8 = 48
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 90 + 48 = 138
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 10 = 80
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 138/80
- Simplify the fraction (138/80) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 138/2 = 69
- 80/2 = 40
- This gives: 69/40.
The result of adding 9/8 and 6/10 is : 69/40 (or 1.725 in its decimal form)