What is 5/4 plus 4/4?
Looking for the result of 5/4 + 4/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/4 and 4/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 4 = 20
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 4 = 16
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 16 = 36
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 4 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 36/16
- Simplify the fraction (36/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 36/4 = 9
- 16/4 = 4
- This gives: 9/4.
The result of adding 5/4 and 4/4 is : 9/4 (or 2.25 in its decimal form)