What is 2/8 plus 9/7?
Looking for the result of 2/8 + 9/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/8 and 9/7?
- 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: 9 × 8 = 72
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 + 72 = 86
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 7 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 86/56
- Simplify the fraction (86/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 86/2 = 43
- 56/2 = 28
- This gives: 43/28.
The result of adding 2/8 and 9/7 is : 43/28 (or 1.5357142857143 in its decimal form)