What is 5/7 plus 3/9?
Looking for the result of 5/7 + 3/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/7 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 × 7 = 21
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 45 + 21 = 66
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 9 = 63
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 66/63
- Simplify the fraction (66/63) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 66/3 = 22
- 63/3 = 21
- This gives: 22/21.
The result of adding 5/7 and 3/9 is : 22/21 (or 1.047619047619 in its decimal form)