What is 5/5 plus 9/7?
Looking for the result of 5/5 + 9/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/5 and 9/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 7 = 35
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 5 = 45
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 35 + 45 = 80
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 7 = 35
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 80/35
- Simplify the fraction (80/35) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 80/5 = 16
- 35/5 = 7
- This gives: 16/7.
The result of adding 5/5 and 9/7 is : 16/7 (or 2.2857142857143 in its decimal form)