What is 2/7 plus 5/8?
Looking for the result of 2/7 + 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/7 and 5/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 8 = 16
- 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: 16 + 35 = 51
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 8 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 51/56
The result of adding 2/7 and 5/8 is : 51/56 (or 0.91071428571429 in its decimal form)