What is 10/2 plus 5/9?
Looking for the result of 10/2 + 5/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/2 and 5/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 9 = 90
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 2 = 10
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 90 + 10 = 100
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 9 = 18
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 100/18
- Simplify the fraction (100/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 100/2 = 50
- 18/2 = 9
- This gives: 50/9.
The result of adding 10/2 and 5/9 is : 50/9 (or 5.5555555555556 in its decimal form)