Question

$\frac{101}{5}+\frac{99}{5}=$_____.

• A. $\frac{198}{7}$
• B. $\frac{199}{7}$
• C. $40$
• D. $\frac{2}{5}$

Answer 1

The correct option is C $40$

$\frac{101}{5}\text{and}\frac{99}{5}\text{are like fractions as}\text{they have the same denominator.}$

Hence, we can directly add the numerators keeping the denominator as it is.
$\therefore \frac{101}{5}+\frac{99}{5}=\frac{101+99}{5}=\frac{200}{5}=40$