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What is 9/100 + 7/11?

What is 9/100 + 7/11?

Let's add

9
100
+
7
11

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 9 by 11, and get 99, then we multiply 100 by 11 and get 1100.

9/100 times 11

Now for the second term. You multiply 7 by 100, and get 700, then multiply 100 by 11 and get 1100.

7/11 times 100

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

99
1100
+
700
1100

Step 2

Since our denominators match, we can add the numerators.

99 + 700 = 799

That gives us the sum, which is

799
1100

Step 3

Now, do we need to simplify this fraction?

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

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No good. 809 is larger than 799. So we're done reducing.

Congratulations! Here's your final answer to 9/100 + 7/11

9
100
+
7
11
=
799
1100
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