What is 5/9 plus 10/4?
Looking for the result of 5/9 + 10/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/9 and 10/4?
- 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: 10 × 9 = 90
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 90 = 110
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 4 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 110/36
- Simplify the fraction (110/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 110/2 = 55
- 36/2 = 18
- This gives: 55/18.
The result of adding 5/9 and 10/4 is : 55/18 (or 3.0555555555556 in its decimal form)