What is 9/2 plus 5/5?
Looking for the result of 9/2 + 5/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/2 and 5/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 5 = 45
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 2 = 10
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 45 + 10 = 55
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 5 = 10
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 55/10
- Simplify the fraction (55/10) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 55/5 = 11
- 10/5 = 2
- This gives: 11/2.
The result of adding 9/2 and 5/5 is : 11/2 (or 5.5 in its decimal form)