How do you add #5\frac { 1} { 5} + \frac { 8} { 9}#?

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Namkhang
Dec 15, 2016

274/45

Explanation:

This being you must first make both numbers have similar denominators (45). After that you can reduce the whole numbers into fractions. which would be 234/45. Then you would change 8/9 to a denominator of 45. 40/45. Now you have 234/45+40/45. Both of these numbers have the same denominator so you can add them. The answer coming out to be 274/45.

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