11/16 + 5/16 as a fraction

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Summary: 11/16 plus 5/16 = 1/1
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 11/16 plus 5/16 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 11/16 and 5/16, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (11 + 5) together while keeping the common denominator as it is. You may wonder why the numerators alone are being added and not the denominators in the expression (11/16) + (5/16). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (11/16) + (5/16), so the expression becomes 1/16 (11 + 5). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (11 + 5) = 16, and the denominator remains the same as 16. Therefore, 11/16 + 5/16 as a fraction is 1/1.

CALCULATION: 11/16 + 5/16 as a fraction
11/16 + 5/16 = (?)
11/16 + 5/16 = (11 + 5)/16
= 16/16
= 1
11/16 + 5/16 = 1
11/16 plus 5/16 as a fraction is 1.

where
11/16 is a proper fraction as an addend,
5/16 is a proper fraction as an addend,
1 is the sum of 11/16 and 5/16.

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