What is 80/2 + 10/11?

Here's how you add

Step 1

Can you add yet? Nope! The denominators don't match. We need a common denominator. So next we take both denominators and multiply them. Next, take each numerator and multiply it by the denominator of the other term.

So, we multiply 80 by 11, and get 880, then we multiply 2 by 11 and get 22.

Now for the second term. You multiply 10 by 2, and get 20, then multiply 2 by 11 and get 22.

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

Step 2

Since our denominators match, we can add the numerators.

880 + 20 = 900

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...

Are both the numerator and the denominator evenly divisible by 2? Yes! So we reduce it:

Now, try the same number again.

Nope. Try the next prime number, 3...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 5...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 7...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 11...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 13...

No good. 13 is larger than 11. So we're done reducing.

Congratulations! Here's your final answer to 80/2 + 10/11