What is 3/9 plus 8/3?
Looking for the result of 3/9 + 8/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/9 and 8/3?
- 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: 8 × 9 = 72
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 9 + 72 = 81
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 3 = 27
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 81/27
- Simplify the fraction (81/27) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (27):
- 81/27 = 3
- 27/27 = 1
- This gives: 3.
The result of adding 3/9 and 8/3 is : 3