What is 3/9 plus 10/8?
Looking for the result of 3/9 + 10/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/9 and 10/8?
- 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: 10 × 9 = 90
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 90 = 114
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 114/72
- Simplify the fraction (114/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 114/6 = 19
- 72/6 = 12
- This gives: 19/12.
The result of adding 3/9 and 10/8 is : 19/12 (or 1.5833333333333 in its decimal form)