What is 1/7 plus 3/9?
Looking for the result of 1/7 + 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/7 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 × 7 = 21
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 9 + 21 = 30
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 9 = 63
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 30/63
- Simplify the fraction (30/63) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 30/3 = 10
- 63/3 = 21
- This gives: 10/21.
The result of adding 1/7 and 3/9 is : 10/21 (or 0.47619047619048 in its decimal form)