What is 2/2 plus 1/7?
Looking for the result of 2/2 + 1/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/2 and 1/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 7 = 14
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 2 = 2
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 + 2 = 16
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 7 = 14
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 16/14
- Simplify the fraction (16/14) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 16/2 = 8
- 14/2 = 7
- This gives: 8/7.
The result of adding 2/2 and 1/7 is : 8/7 (or 1.1428571428571 in its decimal form)