What is 5/9 plus 1/3?
Looking for the result of 5/9 + 1/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/9 and 1/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 3 = 15
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 9 = 9
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 15 + 9 = 24
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 3 = 27
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 24/27
- Simplify the fraction (24/27) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 24/3 = 8
- 27/3 = 9
- This gives: 8/9.
The result of adding 5/9 and 1/3 is : 8/9 (or 0.88888888888889 in its decimal form)