What is 5/5 plus 7/9?
Looking for the result of 5/5 + 7/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/5 and 7/9?
- 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: 7 × 5 = 35
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 45 + 35 = 80
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 9 = 45
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 80/45
- Simplify the fraction (80/45) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 80/5 = 16
- 45/5 = 9
- This gives: 16/9.
The result of adding 5/5 and 7/9 is : 16/9 (or 1.7777777777778 in its decimal form)