Simplify 3 3/9

Answer 1

To simplify 3 3/9, you can first convert the mixed number into an improper fraction.

The whole number 3 can be written as 3/1, so you can add the fractions:
3/1 + 3/9

To add these fractions, you need a common denominator. The least common denominator of 1 and 9 is 9.

Now, you can rewrite the fractions with a common denominator:
27/9 + 3/9

Adding the fractions, you get:
(27 + 3)/9

Which simplifies to:
30/9

Further simplifying this fraction, you can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 3:
30/9 = (10*3)/(3*3) = 10/3

Therefore, 3 3/9 simplifies to 10/3.