What is 4/8 plus 5/7?
Looking for the result of 4/8 + 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/8 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 × 8 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 + 40 = 68
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 7 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 68/56
- Simplify the fraction (68/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 68/4 = 17
- 56/4 = 14
- This gives: 17/14.
The result of adding 4/8 and 5/7 is : 17/14 (or 1.2142857142857 in its decimal form)