What is 3/9 plus 4/8?
Looking for the result of 3/9 + 4/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/9 and 4/8?
- 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: 4 × 9 = 36
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 36 = 60
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 60/72
- Simplify the fraction (60/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (12):
- 60/12 = 5
- 72/12 = 6
- This gives: 5/6.
The result of adding 3/9 and 4/8 is : 5/6 (or 0.83333333333333 in its decimal form)