What is 6/8 plus 1/7?
Looking for the result of 6/8 + 1/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/8 and 1/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 7 = 42
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 8 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 42 + 8 = 50
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 7 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 50/56
- Simplify the fraction (50/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 50/2 = 25
- 56/2 = 28
- This gives: 25/28.
The result of adding 6/8 and 1/7 is : 25/28 (or 0.89285714285714 in its decimal form)