What is 2/7 plus 1/7?
Looking for the result of 2/7 + 1/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/7 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 × 7 = 7
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 + 7 = 21
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 7 = 49
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 21/49
- Simplify the fraction (21/49) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- 21/7 = 3
- 49/7 = 7
- This gives: 3/7.
The result of adding 2/7 and 1/7 is : 3/7 (or 0.42857142857143 in its decimal form)