What is 2/7 plus 5/7?
Looking for the result of 2/7 + 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/7 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 × 7 = 35
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 + 35 = 49
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 7 = 49
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 49/49
- Simplify the fraction (49/49) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (49):
- 49/49 = 1
- 49/49 = 1
- This gives: 1.
The result of adding 2/7 and 5/7 is : 1