Solve the Fraction Addition: 1/5 + 3/5 Step-by-Step

Question

Solve the following exercise:

15+35=? \frac{1}{5}+\frac{3}{5}=\text{?}

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:03 Let's divide our complete rectangle into 5 parts
00:08 Let's color the parts corresponding to each fraction
00:13 Let's combine all the colored parts and place in the numerator
00:19 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

To solve this problem, we'll follow these steps:

  • Step 1: Identify the common denominator.
  • Step 2: Add the numerators and keep the common denominator.

Now, let's work through each step:
Step 1: Both fractions 15 \frac{1}{5} and 35 \frac{3}{5} have the common denominator of 5.
Step 2: Add the numerators: 1+3=4 1 + 3 = 4 .
Thus, we get 45 \frac{4}{5} .

Therefore, the solution to the problem is 45 \frac{4}{5} . This corresponds to choice 4.

Answer

45 \frac{4}{5}