What is 4/9 plus 4/3?
Looking for the result of 4/9 + 4/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/9 and 4/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 3 = 12
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 9 = 36
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 + 36 = 48
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 3 = 27
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/27
- Simplify the fraction (48/27) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 48/3 = 16
- 27/3 = 9
- This gives: 16/9.
The result of adding 4/9 and 4/3 is : 16/9 (or 1.7777777777778 in its decimal form)