What is 1 plus 1/5?
Looking for the result of 1 + 1/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1 and 1/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 5 = 5
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 1 = 1
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 5 + 1 = 6
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 5 = 5
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 6/5
The result of adding 1/1 and 1/5 is : 6/5 (or 1.2 in its decimal form)