What is 9/8 plus 8/7?
Looking for the result of 9/8 + 8/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/8 and 8/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 7 = 63
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 8 = 64
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 + 64 = 127
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 7 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 127/56
The result of adding 9/8 and 8/7 is : 127/56 (or 2.2678571428571 in its decimal form)