What is 5/4 plus 7/7?
Looking for the result of 5/4 + 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/4 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 × 4 = 28
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 35 + 28 = 63
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 7 = 28
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 63/28
- Simplify the fraction (63/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- 63/7 = 9
- 28/7 = 4
- This gives: 9/4.
The result of adding 5/4 and 7/7 is : 9/4 (or 2.25 in its decimal form)