What is 5/10 plus 5/9?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 5/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 5/9?
- 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: 5 × 10 = 50
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 45 + 50 = 95
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 9 = 90
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 95/90
- Simplify the fraction (95/90) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 95/5 = 19
- 90/5 = 18
- This gives: 19/18.
The result of adding 5/10 and 5/9 is : 19/18 (or 1.0555555555556 in its decimal form)