What is 8/2 plus 5/7?
Looking for the result of 8/2 + 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/2 and 5/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 7 = 56
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 2 = 10
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 10 = 66
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 7 = 14
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 66/14
- Simplify the fraction (66/14) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 66/2 = 33
- 14/2 = 7
- This gives: 33/7.
The result of adding 8/2 and 5/7 is : 33/7 (or 4.7142857142857 in its decimal form)