What is 7/7 plus 2/8?
Looking for the result of 7/7 + 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/7 and 2/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 8 = 56
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 7 = 14
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 14 = 70
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 8 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 70/56
- Simplify the fraction (70/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (14):
- 70/14 = 5
- 56/14 = 4
- This gives: 5/4.
The result of adding 7/7 and 2/8 is : 5/4 (or 1.25 in its decimal form)