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What is 91/1 + 1/10?

What is 91/1 + 1/10?

Here's how you add

91
1
+
1
10

Step 1

Our denominators (bottom numbers) don't match, so we can't add yet.

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

Multiply 91 by 10, and get 910, then we multiply 1 by 10 and get 10.

91/1 times 10

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

910
10
+
1
10

Step 2

Since our denominators match, we can add the numerators.

910 + 1 = 911

That gives us the sum, which is

911
10

Step 3

Now, do we need to simplify this fraction?

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

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...

No good. 11 is larger than 10. So we're done reducing.

Congratulations! Here's your final answer to 91/1 + 1/10

91
1
+
1
10
=
911
10
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