What is 3/9 plus 8/7?
Looking for the result of 3/9 + 8/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/9 and 8/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 7 = 21
- 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: 21 + 72 = 93
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 7 = 63
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 93/63
- Simplify the fraction (93/63) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 93/3 = 31
- 63/3 = 21
- This gives: 31/21.
The result of adding 3/9 and 8/7 is : 31/21 (or 1.4761904761905 in its decimal form)