What is 3/9 plus 1/8?
Looking for the result of 3/9 + 1/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/9 and 1/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 8 = 24
- 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: 24 + 9 = 33
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 33/72
- Simplify the fraction (33/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 33/3 = 11
- 72/3 = 24
- This gives: 11/24.
The result of adding 3/9 and 1/8 is : 11/24 (or 0.45833333333333 in its decimal form)