What is 1/3 plus 5/5?
Looking for the result of 1/3 + 5/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/3 and 5/5?
- 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: 5 × 3 = 15
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 5 + 15 = 20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 5 = 15
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 20/15
- Simplify the fraction (20/15) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 20/5 = 4
- 15/5 = 3
- This gives: 4/3.
The result of adding 1/3 and 5/5 is : 4/3 (or 1.3333333333333 in its decimal form)