What is 5/10 plus 2/9?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 2/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 2/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 9 = 45
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 10 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 45 + 20 = 65
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 9 = 90
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 65/90
- Simplify the fraction (65/90) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 65/5 = 13
- 90/5 = 18
- This gives: 13/18.
The result of adding 5/10 and 2/9 is : 13/18 (or 0.72222222222222 in its decimal form)