How to Add Like Fractions and Simplify the Sum

Adding with same denominator

When adding fractions with the same denominator, also known as like fractions, you can simply add the numerators (the numbers on top) and keep the common denominator (the number on the bottom) the same

When adding fractions with the same denominator, also known as like fractions, you can simply add the numerators (the numbers on top) and keep the common denominator (the number on the bottom) the same.

For example, let’s add the fractions 3/5 and 2/5.

Since both fractions have the same denominator of 5, we can add the numerators 3 and 2 to get:

3/5 + 2/5 = (3 + 2)/5 = 5/5.

However, it’s important to note that 5/5 is equivalent to 1 whole. To simplify the fraction, we can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common factor, which in this case is 5.

Dividing both 5 and 5 by 5, we get:

5/5 ÷ 5/5 = 1/1.

Therefore, the sum of 3/5 and 2/5 is equal to 1.

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