What is 3/9 plus 8/6?
Looking for the result of 3/9 + 8/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/9 and 8/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 6 = 18
- 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: 18 + 72 = 90
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 6 = 54
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 90/54
- Simplify the fraction (90/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (18):
- 90/18 = 5
- 54/18 = 3
- This gives: 5/3.
The result of adding 3/9 and 8/6 is : 5/3 (or 1.6666666666667 in its decimal form)