Solve 3+3/9/2

$$\frac { 3 + \frac { 3 } { 9 } } { 2 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{5}{3}\approx 1.666666667$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{3}{9} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{3+\frac{1}{3}}{2}$$

Convert 3 to fraction \frac{9}{3}.

$$\frac{\frac{9}{3}+\frac{1}{3}}{2}$$

Since \frac{9}{3} and \frac{1}{3} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{\frac{9+1}{3}}{2}$$

Add 9 and 1 to get 10.

$$\frac{\frac{10}{3}}{2}$$

Express \frac{\frac{10}{3}}{2} as a single fraction.

$$\frac{10}{3\times 2}$$

Multiply 3 and 2 to get 6.

$$\frac{10}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{10}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{5}{3}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5}{3} = 1\frac{2}{3} = 1.6666666666666667$$