What is 5/5 plus 7/2?
Looking for the result of 5/5 + 7/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/5 and 7/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 2 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 5 = 35
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 35 = 45
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 2 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 45/10
- Simplify the fraction (45/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 45/5 = 9
- 10/5 = 2
- This gives: 9/2.
The result of adding 5/5 and 7/2 is : 9/2 (or 4.5 in its decimal form)