What is 2/7 plus 8/8?
Looking for the result of 2/7 + 8/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/7 and 8/8?
- 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: 8 × 7 = 56
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 56 = 72
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 8 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 72/56
- Simplify the fraction (72/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 72/8 = 9
- 56/8 = 7
- This gives: 9/7.
The result of adding 2/7 and 8/8 is : 9/7 (or 1.2857142857143 in its decimal form)