What is 3/9 plus 7/8?
Looking for the result of 3/9 + 7/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/9 and 7/8?
- 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: 7 × 9 = 63
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 63 = 87
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 87/72
- Simplify the fraction (87/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 87/3 = 29
- 72/3 = 24
- This gives: 29/24.
The result of adding 3/9 and 7/8 is : 29/24 (or 1.2083333333333 in its decimal form)