What is 4/7 plus 5/7?
Looking for the result of 4/7 + 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/7 and 5/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 7 = 28
- 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: 28 + 35 = 63
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 7 = 49
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 63/49
- Simplify the fraction (63/49) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- 63/7 = 9
- 49/7 = 7
- This gives: 9/7.
The result of adding 4/7 and 5/7 is : 9/7 (or 1.2857142857143 in its decimal form)