What is 5/2 plus 5/5?
Looking for the result of 5/2 + 5/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/2 and 5/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 5 = 25
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 2 = 10
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 25 + 10 = 35
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 5 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 35/10
- Simplify the fraction (35/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 35/5 = 7
- 10/5 = 2
- This gives: 7/2.
The result of adding 5/2 and 5/5 is : 7/2 (or 3.5 in its decimal form)