What is 4/10 plus 5/9?
Looking for the result of 4/10 + 5/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/10 and 5/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 9 = 36
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 10 = 50
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 + 50 = 86
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 9 = 90
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 86/90
- Simplify the fraction (86/90) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 86/2 = 43
- 90/2 = 45
- This gives: 43/45.
The result of adding 4/10 and 5/9 is : 43/45 (or 0.95555555555556 in its decimal form)