What is 3/9 plus 2/7?
Looking for the result of 3/9 + 2/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/9 and 2/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 7 = 21
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 9 = 18
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 21 + 18 = 39
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 7 = 63
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 39/63
- Simplify the fraction (39/63) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 39/3 = 13
- 63/3 = 21
- This gives: 13/21.
The result of adding 3/9 and 2/7 is : 13/21 (or 0.61904761904762 in its decimal form)