What is 2/9 plus 3/9?
Looking for the result of 2/9 + 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/9 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 × 9 = 27
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 18 + 27 = 45
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 9 = 81
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 45/81
- Simplify the fraction (45/81) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
- 45/9 = 5
- 81/9 = 9
- This gives: 5/9.
The result of adding 2/9 and 3/9 is : 5/9 (or 0.55555555555556 in its decimal form)