Identify Common Denominator: Identify a common denominator for 109 and 53. Both denominators, 10 and 5, can use 10 as a common denominator since 5 is a factor of 10.
Convert to Denominator of 10: Convert \frac{3}{5} to a fraction with a denominator of 10.To do this, multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 2.\frac{3}{5} \times \frac{2}{2} = \frac{6}{10}
Add Fractions with Common Denominator: Add the two fractions with the common denominator. 109+106=10(9+6)
Perform Numerator Addition: Perform the addition of the numerators. 9+6=15 So, 109+106=1015
Simplify Fraction: Simplify the fraction 1015 if possible.1015 can be simplified to 23 because both the numerator and the denominator are divisible by 5.
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