What is 5/2 plus 7/7?
Looking for the result of 5/2 + 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/2 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 × 2 = 14
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 35 + 14 = 49
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 7 = 14
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 49/14
- Simplify the fraction (49/14) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- 49/7 = 7
- 14/7 = 2
- This gives: 7/2.
The result of adding 5/2 and 7/7 is : 7/2 (or 3.5 in its decimal form)