What is 3/9 plus 8/2?
Looking for the result of 3/9 + 8/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/9 and 8/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 2 = 6
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 9 = 72
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 6 + 72 = 78
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 2 = 18
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 78/18
- Simplify the fraction (78/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 78/6 = 13
- 18/6 = 3
- This gives: 13/3.
The result of adding 3/9 and 8/2 is : 13/3 (or 4.3333333333333 in its decimal form)