What is 1/7 plus 6/9?
Looking for the result of 1/7 + 6/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/7 and 6/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 9 = 9
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 7 = 42
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 9 + 42 = 51
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 9 = 63
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 51/63
- Simplify the fraction (51/63) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 51/3 = 17
- 63/3 = 21
- This gives: 17/21.
The result of adding 1/7 and 6/9 is : 17/21 (or 0.80952380952381 in its decimal form)