Solve 2/9 + 3/9: Adding Fractions with Common Denominators

Question

$\frac{2}{9}+\frac{3}{9}=$

00:00 Solve

00:04 Let's color the appropriate number of squares, according to the given data

00:15 Now let's count and add to the numerator in the new fraction

00:21 The denominator equals the number of cells we divided

00:25 And this is the solution to the question

To solve the given problem, follow these steps:

Step 1: Verify that both fractions have the same denominator.
In this case, $\frac{2}{9}$ and $\frac{3}{9}$ both have a denominator of 9.
Step 2: Add the numerators of the fractions.
This results in $2 + 3 = 5$ .
Step 3: Keep the denominator the same.
Thus, the sum is $\frac{5}{9}$ .

Therefore, the solution to the problem is $\frac{5}{9}$ .

$\frac{5}{9}$