What is 5/5 plus 5/9?
Looking for the result of 5/5 + 5/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/5 and 5/9?
- 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: 5 × 5 = 25
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 45 + 25 = 70
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 9 = 45
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 70/45
- Simplify the fraction (70/45) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 70/5 = 14
- 45/5 = 9
- This gives: 14/9.
The result of adding 5/5 and 5/9 is : 14/9 (or 1.5555555555556 in its decimal form)