Solve 1+18/100

$$1+ \frac{ 18 }{ 100 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{59}{50}=1.18$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{18}{100} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$1+\frac{9}{50}$$

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{50}{50}.

$$\frac{50}{50}+\frac{9}{50}$$

Since \frac{50}{50} and \frac{9}{50} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{50+9}{50}$$

Add 50 and 9 to get 59.

$$\frac{59}{50}$$

Factor

$$\frac{59}{2 \cdot 5 ^ {2}} = 1\frac{9}{50} = 1.18$$