What is 3/9 plus 8/4?
Looking for the result of 3/9 + 8/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/9 and 8/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 4 = 12
- 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: 12 + 72 = 84
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 4 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 84/36
- Simplify the fraction (84/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (12):
- 84/12 = 7
- 36/12 = 3
- This gives: 7/3.
The result of adding 3/9 and 8/4 is : 7/3 (or 2.3333333333333 in its decimal form)