What is 2/3 plus 7/3?
Looking for the result of 2/3 + 7/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/3 and 7/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 3 = 6
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 3 = 21
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 + 21 = 27
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 3 = 9
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 27/9
- Simplify the fraction (27/9) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
- 27/9 = 3
- 9/9 = 1
- This gives: 3.
The result of adding 2/3 and 7/3 is : 3