What is 8/9 plus 1/3?
Looking for the result of 8/9 + 1/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/9 and 1/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 3 = 24
- 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: 24 + 9 = 33
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 3 = 27
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 33/27
- Simplify the fraction (33/27) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 33/3 = 11
- 27/3 = 9
- This gives: 11/9.
The result of adding 8/9 and 1/3 is : 11/9 (or 1.2222222222222 in its decimal form)