What is 8/3 plus 1/9?
Looking for the result of 8/3 + 1/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/3 and 1/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 9 = 72
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 3 = 3
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 + 3 = 75
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 9 = 27
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 75/27
- Simplify the fraction (75/27) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 75/3 = 25
- 27/3 = 9
- This gives: 25/9.
The result of adding 8/3 and 1/9 is : 25/9 (or 2.7777777777778 in its decimal form)