What is 5/5 plus 3?
Looking for the result of 5/5 + 3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/5 and 3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 1 = 5
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 5 = 15
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 5 + 15 = 20
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 1 = 5
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 20/5
- Simplify the fraction (20/5) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 20/5 = 4
- 5/5 = 1
- This gives: 4.
The result of adding 5/5 and 3/1 is : 4