What is 9/3 plus 5/2?
Looking for the result of 9/3 + 5/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/3 and 5/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 2 = 18
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 3 = 15
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 18 + 15 = 33
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 2 = 6
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 33/6
- Simplify the fraction (33/6) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 33/3 = 11
- 6/3 = 2
- This gives: 11/2.
The result of adding 9/3 and 5/2 is : 11/2 (or 5.5 in its decimal form)