What is 3/9 plus 5/7?
Looking for the result of 3/9 + 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/9 and 5/7?
- 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: 5 × 9 = 45
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 21 + 45 = 66
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 7 = 63
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 66/63
- Simplify the fraction (66/63) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 66/3 = 22
- 63/3 = 21
- This gives: 22/21.
The result of adding 3/9 and 5/7 is : 22/21 (or 1.047619047619 in its decimal form)