What is 7/5 plus 8/6?
Looking for the result of 7/5 + 8/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/5 and 8/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 6 = 42
- 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: 42 + 40 = 82
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 6 = 30
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 82/30
- Simplify the fraction (82/30) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 82/2 = 41
- 30/2 = 15
- This gives: 41/15.
The result of adding 7/5 and 8/6 is : 41/15 (or 2.7333333333333 in its decimal form)