What is 2/5 plus 5/7?
Looking for the result of 2/5 + 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/5 and 5/7?
- 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: 5 × 5 = 25
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 + 25 = 39
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 7 = 35
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 39/35
The result of adding 2/5 and 5/7 is : 39/35 (or 1.1142857142857 in its decimal form)