What is 10/8 plus 7/7?
Looking for the result of 10/8 + 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 10/8 and 7/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 10 × 7 = 70
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 8 = 56
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 70 + 56 = 126
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 7 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 126/56
- Simplify the fraction (126/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (14):
- 126/14 = 9
- 56/14 = 4
- This gives: 9/4.
The result of adding 10/8 and 7/7 is : 9/4 (or 2.25 in its decimal form)