What is 2/8 plus 3/9?
Looking for the result of 2/8 + 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/8 and 3/9?
- 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: 3 × 8 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 18 + 24 = 42
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 9 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 42/72
- Simplify the fraction (42/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 42/6 = 7
- 72/6 = 12
- This gives: 7/12.
The result of adding 2/8 and 3/9 is : 7/12 (or 0.58333333333333 in its decimal form)