What is 5 plus 7/7?
Looking for the result of 5 + 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5 and 7/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 7 = 35
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 1 = 7
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 35 + 7 = 42
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 7 = 7
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 42/7
- Simplify the fraction (42/7) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- 42/7 = 6
- 7/7 = 1
- This gives: 6.
The result of adding 5/1 and 7/7 is : 6