What is 1/7 plus 9/7?
Looking for the result of 1/7 + 9/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/7 and 9/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 1 × 7 = 7
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 7 = 63
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 7 + 63 = 70
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 7 = 49
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 70/49
- Simplify the fraction (70/49) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- 70/7 = 10
- 49/7 = 7
- This gives: 10/7.
The result of adding 1/7 and 9/7 is : 10/7 (or 1.4285714285714 in its decimal form)