Question

What is the sum of 4 1/4 and 5 3/4

Answer 1

Hello!

We can calculate it in different ways. I'll show you two ways to solve it:

1st way:

$4\frac{1}{4}+5\frac{3}{4}$

We can sum fraction with fraction (because they have the same denominator) and sum integer with integer, look:

$\begin{gathered} (\frac{1}{4}+\frac{3}{4})=\frac{4}{4}=1 \\ \\ 4+5=9 \end{gathered}$

Then, we will add the results:

$1+9=10$

2nd way:

We can convert the fractions to decimals:

$\begin{gathered} \frac{1}{4}=0.25 \\ \\ \frac{3}{4}=0.75 \end{gathered}$

Now we can sum it:

$4+0.25+5+0.75=4.25+5.75=10$

Besides these two, there are other ways to solve this problem.

Answer:

10.