What is 1/6 plus 3/9?
Looking for the result of 1/6 + 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/6 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 × 6 = 18
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 9 + 18 = 27
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 9 = 54
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 27/54
- Simplify the fraction (27/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (27):
- 27/27 = 1
- 54/27 = 2
- This gives: 1/2.
The result of adding 1/6 and 3/9 is : 1/2 (or 0.5 in its decimal form)