What is 1/3 plus 1/9?
Looking for the result of 1/3 + 1/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/3 and 1/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 9 = 9
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 3 = 3
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 9 + 3 = 12
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 9 = 27
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 12/27
- Simplify the fraction (12/27) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 12/3 = 4
- 27/3 = 9
- This gives: 4/9.
The result of adding 1/3 and 1/9 is : 4/9 (or 0.44444444444444 in its decimal form)