What is 5/5 plus 1/9?
Looking for the result of 5/5 + 1/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/5 and 1/9?
- 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: 1 × 5 = 5
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 45 + 5 = 50
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 9 = 45
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 50/45
- Simplify the fraction (50/45) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 50/5 = 10
- 45/5 = 9
- This gives: 10/9.
The result of adding 5/5 and 1/9 is : 10/9 (or 1.1111111111111 in its decimal form)