Solve 3/9+2/3+2/8

$$\frac { 3 } { 9 } + \frac { 2 } { 3 } + \frac { 2 } { 8 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{5}{4}=1.25$$

Solution Steps

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

$$\frac{1}{3}+\frac{2}{3}+\frac{2}{8}$$

Since \frac{1}{3} and \frac{2}{3} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{1+2}{3}+\frac{2}{8}$$

Add 1 and 2 to get 3.

$$\frac{3}{3}+\frac{2}{8}$$

Divide 3 by 3 to get 1.

$$1+\frac{2}{8}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{8} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$1+\frac{1}{4}$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{4}{4}.

$$\frac{4}{4}+\frac{1}{4}$$

Since \frac{4}{4} and \frac{1}{4} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{4+1}{4}$$

Add 4 and 1 to get 5.

$$\frac{5}{4}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5}{2 ^ {2}} = 1\frac{1}{4} = 1.25$$