Question

Add the following fractions. 3/8 1/9 =

Answer 1

Click on the image to see how it is solved. The answer is 35/72.

Answer 2

`(3)/(8)` +
`(1)/(9)` =
`(35)/(72)`

First, you want to multiply the the numerators and denominators to get the lowest common denominator in all fraction denominators.

The lowest common denominator of these fractions is 72. So we will now rewrite the equation with our equivalent fractions.

`(27)/(72)` +
`(8)/(72)` ≈
`(35)/(72)`