What is 5/5 plus 2/7?
Looking for the result of 5/5 + 2/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/5 and 2/7?
- 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: 2 × 5 = 10
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 35 + 10 = 45
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 7 = 35
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 45/35
- Simplify the fraction (45/35) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 45/5 = 9
- 35/5 = 7
- This gives: 9/7.
The result of adding 5/5 and 2/7 is : 9/7 (or 1.2857142857143 in its decimal form)