What is 5/9 plus 10/5?
Looking for the result of 5/9 + 10/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/9 and 10/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 5 = 25
- 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: 25 + 90 = 115
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 5 = 45
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 115/45
- Simplify the fraction (115/45) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 115/5 = 23
- 45/5 = 9
- This gives: 23/9.
The result of adding 5/9 and 10/5 is : 23/9 (or 2.5555555555556 in its decimal form)