What is 3/2 plus 5/9 in fraction?
3/2 plus 5/9 equals to 37/18 in fraction form.
Learn how to find what is 3/2 plus 5/9 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 3/2 + 5/9 as a fraction and decimal.
Summary: 3/2 plus 5/9
Since both the fractions have the unequal denominators, you have to find the equivalent fractions for 3/2 and 5/9 having identical denominators before starting adding the fractions. Find the LCM of denominators, 18 is the LCM of 2 and 9. Multiply the LCM 18 with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions (3/2 x 18/18) + (5/9 x 18/18) and simplify further in order to have the common denominators. By simplifying the fraction addition expression becomes 37/18.
The below workout with step by step calculation shows how to find the equivalent fraction between 3/2 and 5/9 by adding two fractions with different, unequal or unlike denominators. The sum in fraction form for 3/2 plus 5/9 can be obtained by using anyone of the two methods below.
1. LCM method
2. Cross multiplication method.
3/2+5/9 using LCM Method:
What is 3/2 plus 5/9 as a fraction?
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 3/2
Fraction B: 5/9
What to be found?
3/2+5/9 = ?
Find what's the sum of 3/2 and 5/9.
step 2 Compare the denominators of fractions 3/2 and 5/9 to identify whether it is a like or unlike fraction addition. Since the denominators of given fractions 3/2 and 5/9 are not equal, it is said to be unlike fractions addition.
step 3For unlike fractions addition, find the LCM (least common multiple) of both denominators of fractions 3/2 and 5/9:
The LCM of 2 and 9 is 18.
step 4 Write the fractions 3/2 and 5/9 in the addition expression form and multiply LCM with all the numerators and denominators of both fractions.
=3/2+5/9
=(3 x 18)/(2 x 18)+(5 x 18)/(9 x 18)
step 5 Simplify the expression to have common denominator:
=27/18+10/18
step 6 Take the common values out and rewrite the above expression like the below:
=1/18 x (27/1+10/1)
=1/18 x (27 + 10)
step 7Simplify the above expression further:
=1/18 x 37
=37/18
3/2+5/9=37/18
Hence,
3/2 plus 5/9 equals to 37/18 in fraction.
3/2+5/9 using Cross Multiplication Method:
step 1 Observe the input parameters and what to be found:
Input:
Fraction A: 3/2
Fraction B: 5/9
What to be found?
3/2+5/9 = ?
Find what's the sum of 3/2 and 5/9.
step 2 Find the product of numerator of Fraction A and denominator of Fraction B (3 x 9), find the product of numerator of Fraction B and denominator of Fraction A (5 x 2), and find the product of both denominators of Fraction A and Fraction B (2 x 9) and rewrite the equation as like the below:
= (3 x 9) + (5 x 2)/(2 x 9)
step 3 Simplify and rewrite the fraction:
= (27 + 10)/18
3/2+5/9 = 37/18
Hence,
3/2 plus 5/9 = 37/18