17/18 + 17/18 as a fraction

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Summary: 17/18 plus 17/18 = 17/9
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 17/18 plus 17/18 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 17/18 and 17/18, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (17 + 17) 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 (17/18) + (17/18). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (17/18) + (17/18), so the expression becomes 1/18 (17 + 17). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (17 + 17) = 34, and the denominator remains the same as 18. Therefore, 17/18 + 17/18 as a fraction is 17/9.

CALCULATION: 17/18 + 17/18 as a fraction
17/18 + 17/18 = (?)
17/18 + 17/18 = (17 + 17)/18
= 34/18
= (2 x 17)/(2 x 9)
= 17/9
17/18 + 17/18 = 17/9
17/18 plus 17/18 as a fraction is 17/9.

where
17/18 is a proper fraction as an addend,
17/18 is a proper fraction as an addend,
17/9 is the sum of 17/18 and 17/18.

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17/18 plus 17/18 as a decimal
17/18 + 17/18 = 17/9
17/9 = 1.8889
(17/18) + (17/18) as a decimal is 1.8889

where
1.8889 is the sum of 17/18 and 17/18.