How do you evaluate $4/9+ 1 7/9$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-07-16T08:20:27

You may convert both numbers to fractions and add them up

First observe that

$1 7/9 = 1+7/9=9/9+7/9=16/9$ , and so we have:

$4/9 +16/9=20/9$ , or if you prefer $20/9=2 2/9$ , both are correct answers

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