What is 1 plus 5/7?

Looking for the result of 1 + 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.

How to add 1 and 5/7?

1 1 + 5 7 = (1 × 7) + (5 × 1) 1 × 7 = 12 7
  1. Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 7 = 7
  2. Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 1 = 5
  3. Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 7 + 5 = 12
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 7 = 7
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 12/7

The result of adding 1/1 and 5/7 is : 12/7 (or 1.7142857142857 in its decimal form)