What is 5/3 plus 3/9?
Looking for the result of 5/3 + 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/3 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 × 3 = 9
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 45 + 9 = 54
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 9 = 27
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 54/27
- Simplify the fraction (54/27) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (27):
- 54/27 = 2
- 27/27 = 1
- This gives: 2.
The result of adding 5/3 and 3/9 is : 2