What is 7/7 plus 9/8?
Looking for the result of 7/7 + 9/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/7 and 9/8?
- 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: 9 × 7 = 63
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 63 = 119
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 8 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 119/56
- Simplify the fraction (119/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- 119/7 = 17
- 56/7 = 8
- This gives: 17/8.
The result of adding 7/7 and 9/8 is : 17/8 (or 2.125 in its decimal form)