What is 9/8 plus 8/8?
Looking for the result of 9/8 + 8/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/8 and 8/8?
- 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: 8 × 8 = 64
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 + 64 = 136
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 136/64
- Simplify the fraction (136/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 136/8 = 17
- 64/8 = 8
- This gives: 17/8.
The result of adding 9/8 and 8/8 is : 17/8 (or 2.125 in its decimal form)