What is 6/9 plus 3/8?
Looking for the result of 6/9 + 3/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/9 and 3/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 8 = 48
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 9 = 27
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 27 = 75
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 75/72
- Simplify the fraction (75/72) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 75/3 = 25
- 72/3 = 24
- This gives: 25/24.
The result of adding 6/9 and 3/8 is : 25/24 (or 1.0416666666667 in its decimal form)