What is 9/3 plus 8/7?
Looking for the result of 9/3 + 8/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/3 and 8/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 7 = 63
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 3 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 + 24 = 87
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 7 = 21
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 87/21
- Simplify the fraction (87/21) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 87/3 = 29
- 21/3 = 7
- This gives: 29/7.
The result of adding 9/3 and 8/7 is : 29/7 (or 4.1428571428571 in its decimal form)