9/17 + 8/17 as a fraction

Learn how to find what is 9/17 plus 8/17 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 9/17 + 8/17 as a fraction and decimal.

Summary: 9/17 plus 8/17 = 1/1
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 9/17 plus 8/17 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 9/17 and 8/17, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (9 + 8) together while keeping the common denominator as it is. You may wonder why the numerators alone are being added and not the denominators in the expression (9/17) + (8/17). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (9/17) + (8/17), so the expression becomes 1/17 (9 + 8). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (9 + 8) = 17, and the denominator remains the same as 17. Therefore, 9/17 + 8/17 as a fraction is 1/1.

CALCULATION: 9/17 + 8/17 as a fraction
9/17 + 8/17 = (?)
9/17 + 8/17 = (9 + 8)/17
= 17/17
= 1
9/17 + 8/17 = 1
9/17 plus 8/17 as a fraction is 1.

where
9/17 is a proper fraction as an addend,
8/17 is a proper fraction as an addend,
1 is the sum of 9/17 and 8/17.

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