What is 1/9 plus 1/5?
Looking for the result of 1/9 + 1/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/9 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 × 9 = 9
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 5 + 9 = 14
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 5 = 45
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 14/45
The result of adding 1/9 and 1/5 is : 14/45 (or 0.31111111111111 in its decimal form)