What is 5/5 plus 5/4?
Looking for the result of 5/5 + 5/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/5 and 5/4?
- 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: 5 × 5 = 25
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 25 = 45
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 4 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 45/20
- Simplify the fraction (45/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 45/5 = 9
- 20/5 = 4
- This gives: 9/4.
The result of adding 5/5 and 5/4 is : 9/4 (or 2.25 in its decimal form)