What is 2/9 plus 1/3?
Looking for the result of 2/9 + 1/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/9 and 1/3?
- 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: 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 × 3 = 27
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 15/27
- Simplify the fraction (15/27) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 15/3 = 5
- 27/3 = 9
- This gives: 5/9.
The result of adding 2/9 and 1/3 is : 5/9 (or 0.55555555555556 in its decimal form)