What is 4/9 plus 5/10?
Looking for the result of 4/9 + 5/10? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/9 and 5/10?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 10 = 40
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 9 = 45
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 45 = 85
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 10 = 90
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 85/90
- Simplify the fraction (85/90) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 85/5 = 17
- 90/5 = 18
- This gives: 17/18.
The result of adding 4/9 and 5/10 is : 17/18 (or 0.94444444444444 in its decimal form)