What is 3/9 plus 3/8?
Looking for the result of 3/9 + 3/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/9 and 3/8?
- 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: 3 × 9 = 27
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 27 = 51
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 51/72
- Simplify the fraction (51/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 51/3 = 17
- 72/3 = 24
- This gives: 17/24.
The result of adding 3/9 and 3/8 is : 17/24 (or 0.70833333333333 in its decimal form)