What is 1/9 plus 4/9?
Looking for the result of 1/9 + 4/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/9 and 4/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 9 = 9
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 9 = 36
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 9 + 36 = 45
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 9 = 81
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 45/81
- Simplify the fraction (45/81) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (9):
- 45/9 = 5
- 81/9 = 9
- This gives: 5/9.
The result of adding 1/9 and 4/9 is : 5/9 (or 0.55555555555556 in its decimal form)