What is 3/9 plus 9/8?
Looking for the result of 3/9 + 9/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 3/9 and 9/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 3 × 8 = 24
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 9 = 81
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 81 = 105
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 105/72
- Simplify the fraction (105/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 105/3 = 35
- 72/3 = 24
- This gives: 35/24.
The result of adding 3/9 and 9/8 is : 35/24 (or 1.4583333333333 in its decimal form)