What is 2/5 plus 3/7?
Looking for the result of 2/5 + 3/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/5 and 3/7?
- 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: 3 × 5 = 15
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 + 15 = 29
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 7 = 35
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 29/35
The result of adding 2/5 and 3/7 is : 29/35 (or 0.82857142857143 in its decimal form)