What is 32/1 + 5/9?

Here's how you add

Step 1

We have to make sure the denominators are equal.

9 goes into 1 evenly, so we only need to multiply one term to get a common denominator.

Multiply 32 by 9, and get 288, then we multiply 1 by 9 and get 9.

We now have a new problem, that looks like this:

Step 2

Since our denominators match, we can add the numerators.

288 + 5 = 293

That gives us the sum, which is

Step 3

Now, do we need to simplify this fraction?

First, we attempt to divide it by 2...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 3...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 5...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 7...

No good. So next you try the next prime number, which is 11...

No good. 11 is larger than 9. So we're done reducing.

And we're done! Here's the final answer to 32/1 + 5/9