What is 7/9 plus 5/8?
Looking for the result of 7/9 + 5/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/9 and 5/8?
- 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: 5 × 9 = 45
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 45 = 101
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 8 = 72
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 101/72
The result of adding 7/9 and 5/8 is : 101/72 (or 1.4027777777778 in its decimal form)