What is 3/9 plus 8/9?
Looking for the result of 3/9 + 8/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/9 and 8/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 9 = 27
- 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: 27 + 72 = 99
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 9 = 81
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 99/81
- Simplify the fraction (99/81) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
- 99/9 = 11
- 81/9 = 9
- This gives: 11/9.
The result of adding 3/9 and 8/9 is : 11/9 (or 1.2222222222222 in its decimal form)