Question

5 4/9 +3 2/9

Answer 1

Add the integers and then add the fractions.

5+3=?\[\frac{ 4 }{ 9 }+\frac{ 2 }{ 9 }=?\]

Answer 2

6/19 ?

Answer 3

Well first, what is 5+3?

Answer 4

8

Answer 5

Then what is \[\frac{ 4 }{ 9 }+\frac{ 2 }{ 9 }\]

Answer 6

6/ 18

Answer 7

No, when you add fractions, you only add the numerators (the top ones). So \[\frac{ 4 }{ 9 }+\frac{ 2 }{ 9 } \to \frac{ 4+2 }{ 9 }\] And what would that be?

Answer 8

6....

Answer 9

Yeah, so \[\frac{ 6 }{ 9 }\] which we can simplify to \[\frac{ 2 }{ 3 }\] Now we just add the integer with the fraction. So what would\[8+\frac{ 2 }{ 3 }\] be