Identify Common Denominator: Identify a common denominator for 109 and 54. Both fractions can be expressed with a denominator of 10, since 5 is a factor of 10. The fraction54 needs to be converted to have a denominator of 10. 54=(5×2)(4×2)=108
Add Fractions: Add the two fractions with the common denominator.Now that both fractions have the same denominator, we can add their numerators.109+108=109+8=1017
Simplify Fraction: Simplify the fraction if possible.The fraction 1017 is already in its simplest form because the numerator and the denominator have no common factors other than 1.
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