What is 2/3 plus 1/9?
Looking for the result of 2/3 + 1/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/3 and 1/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 9 = 18
- 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: 18 + 3 = 21
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 9 = 27
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 21/27
- Simplify the fraction (21/27) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 21/3 = 7
- 27/3 = 9
- This gives: 7/9.
The result of adding 2/3 and 1/9 is : 7/9 (or 0.77777777777778 in its decimal form)