What is 1/5 plus 4/4?
Looking for the result of 1/5 + 4/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/5 and 4/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 4 = 4
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 5 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 + 20 = 24
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 4 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 24/20
- Simplify the fraction (24/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 24/4 = 6
- 20/4 = 5
- This gives: 6/5.
The result of adding 1/5 and 4/4 is : 6/5 (or 1.2 in its decimal form)