What is 1/8 plus 5/7?
Looking for the result of 1/8 + 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 1/8 and 5/7?
- 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: 5 × 8 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 7 + 40 = 47
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 7 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 47/56
The result of adding 1/8 and 5/7 is : 47/56 (or 0.83928571428571 in its decimal form)