18/17 + 5/17 as a fraction

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Summary: 18/17 plus 5/17 = 23/17
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 18/17 plus 5/17 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 18/17 and 5/17, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (18 + 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 (18/17) + (5/17). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (18/17) + (5/17), so the expression becomes 1/17 (18 + 5). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (18 + 5) = 23, and the denominator remains the same as 17. Therefore, 18/17 + 5/17 as a fraction is 23/17.

CALCULATION: 18/17 + 5/17 as a fraction
18/17 + 5/17 = (?)
18/17 + 5/17 = (18 + 5)/17
= 23/17
18/17 + 5/17 = 23/17
18/17 plus 5/17 as a fraction is 23/17.

where
18/17 is a improper fraction as an addend,
5/17 is a proper fraction as an addend,
23/17 is the sum of 18/17 and 5/17.

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18/17 plus 5/17 as a decimal
18/17 + 5/17 = 23/17
23/17 = 1.3529
(18/17) + (5/17) as a decimal is 1.3529

where
1.3529 is the sum of 18/17 and 5/17.