What is 1/4 plus 3/9?
Looking for the result of 1/4 + 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/4 and 3/9?
- 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: 3 × 4 = 12
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 9 + 12 = 21
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 9 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 21/36
- Simplify the fraction (21/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 21/3 = 7
- 36/3 = 12
- This gives: 7/12.
The result of adding 1/4 and 3/9 is : 7/12 (or 0.58333333333333 in its decimal form)