What is 1/5 plus 7/7?

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

How to add 1/5 and 7/7?

1 5 + 7 7 = (1 × 7) + (7 × 5) 5 × 7 = 42 35 = 6 5
  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: 7 × 5 = 35
  3. Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 7 + 35 = 42
  4. Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 7 = 35
  5. Combine the results to get the new fraction: 42/35
  6. Simplify the fraction (42/35) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
    • 42/7 = 6
    • 35/7 = 5
  7. This gives: 6/5.

The result of adding 1/5 and 7/7 is : 6/5 (or 1.2 in its decimal form)