What is 1/9 plus 1/6?
Looking for the result of 1/9 + 1/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/9 and 1/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 6 = 6
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 9 = 9
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 + 9 = 15
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 6 = 54
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 15/54
- Simplify the fraction (15/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 15/3 = 5
- 54/3 = 18
- This gives: 5/18.
The result of adding 1/9 and 1/6 is : 5/18 (or 0.27777777777778 in its decimal form)