What is 3/9 plus 7/3?
Looking for the result of 3/9 + 7/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/9 and 7/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 3 = 9
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 9 = 63
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 9 + 63 = 72
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 3 = 27
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 72/27
- Simplify the fraction (72/27) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
- 72/9 = 8
- 27/9 = 3
- This gives: 8/3.
The result of adding 3/9 and 7/3 is : 8/3 (or 2.6666666666667 in its decimal form)