What is 7/8 plus 7/8?
Looking for the result of 7/8 + 7/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/8 and 7/8?
- 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: 7 × 8 = 56
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 56 = 112
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 8 = 64
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 112/64
- Simplify the fraction (112/64) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- 112/16 = 7
- 64/16 = 4
- This gives: 7/4.
The result of adding 7/8 and 7/8 is : 7/4 (or 1.75 in its decimal form)