What is 9/8 plus 6/8?
Looking for the result of 9/8 + 6/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/8 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 × 8 = 48
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 + 48 = 120
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 120/64
- Simplify the fraction (120/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 120/8 = 15
- 64/8 = 8
- This gives: 15/8.
The result of adding 9/8 and 6/8 is : 15/8 (or 1.875 in its decimal form)