What is 5 plus 3/9?
Looking for the result of 5 + 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5 and 3/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 9 = 45
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 1 = 3
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 45 + 3 = 48
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 9 = 9
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/9
- Simplify the fraction (48/9) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 48/3 = 16
- 9/3 = 3
- This gives: 16/3.
The result of adding 5/1 and 3/9 is : 16/3 (or 5.3333333333333 in its decimal form)