Evaluate 1/9+1/3

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

Step 1

To write $\frac{1}{3}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by $\frac{3}{3}$ .

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

Step 2

Write each expression with a common denominator of $9$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of $1$ .

Multiply $\frac{1}{3}$ by $\frac{3}{3}$ .

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

Multiply $3$ by $3$ .

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

Step 3

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

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

Step 4

Add $1$ and $3$ .

$\frac{4}{9}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

$\frac{4}{9}$

Decimal Form:

$0.\overline{4}$