What is 4/5 plus 3/9?
Looking for the result of 4/5 + 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/5 and 3/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 9 = 36
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 5 = 15
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 + 15 = 51
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 9 = 45
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 51/45
- Simplify the fraction (51/45) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 51/3 = 17
- 45/3 = 15
- This gives: 17/15.
The result of adding 4/5 and 3/9 is : 17/15 (or 1.1333333333333 in its decimal form)