1/5 + 1/5 as a fraction

Learn how to find what is 1/5 plus 1/5 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 1/5 + 1/5 as a fraction and decimal.

Summary: 1/5 plus 1/5 = 2/5
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 1/5 plus 1/5 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 1/5 and 1/5, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (1 + 1) 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 (1/5) + (1/5). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (1/5) + (1/5), so the expression becomes 1/5 (1 + 1). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (1 + 1) = 2, and the denominator remains the same as 5. Therefore, 1/5 + 1/5 as a fraction is 2/5.

Pie Chart Representation: 1/5 + 1/5 = 2/5

CALCULATION: 1/5 + 1/5 as a fraction
1/5 + 1/5 = (?)
1/5 + 1/5 = (1 + 1)/5
= 2/5
1/5 + 1/5 = 2/5
1/5 plus 1/5 as a fraction is 2/5.

where
1/5 is a proper fraction as an addend,
1/5 is a proper fraction as an addend,
2/5 is the sum of 1/5 and 1/5.

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1/5 plus 1/5 as a decimal
1/5 + 1/5 = 2/5
2/5 = 0.4
(1/5) + (1/5) as a decimal is 0.4

where
0.4 is the sum of 1/5 and 1/5.