[tex]\frac{3}{8}[/tex] + [tex]\frac{1}{9}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{35}{72}[/tex]
First, you want to multiply the the numerators and denominators to get the lowest common denominator in all fraction denominators.
The lowest common denominator of these fractions is 72. So we will now rewrite the equation with our equivalent fractions.
[tex]\frac{27}{72}[/tex] + [tex]\frac{8}{72}[/tex] ≈ [tex]\frac{35}{72}[/tex]
