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What is 2/5 + 8/9 in fraction operations

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What is 2/5 + 8/9 in fraction operations-example-1
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First change both fractions so that they will have a common denominator. The greatest common factor of both denominators, 5 and 9, is 45. Therefore, 45 will be your new common denominator.

Now change both fractions:


(2 * 9)/(5 * 9) = (18)/(45)


(8 * 5)/(9 * 5) = (40)/(45)

Now add the 2 new fractions:


(18)/(45) + (40)/(45) = (58)/(45) \rightarrow 1 (13)/(45)

Your answer is
1 (13)/(45)

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