What is 5/10 plus 7/9?
Looking for the result of 5/10 + 7/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/10 and 7/9?
- 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: 7 × 10 = 70
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 45 + 70 = 115
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 9 = 90
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 115/90
- Simplify the fraction (115/90) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 115/5 = 23
- 90/5 = 18
- This gives: 23/18.
The result of adding 5/10 and 7/9 is : 23/18 (or 1.2777777777778 in its decimal form)