What is 5/5 plus 8/7?
Looking for the result of 5/5 + 8/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/5 and 8/7?
- 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: 8 × 5 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 35 + 40 = 75
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 7 = 35
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 75/35
- Simplify the fraction (75/35) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (5):
- 75/5 = 15
- 35/5 = 7
- This gives: 15/7.
The result of adding 5/5 and 8/7 is : 15/7 (or 2.1428571428571 in its decimal form)