What is 8/2 plus 7/7?
Looking for the result of 8/2 + 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/2 and 7/7?
- 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: 7 × 2 = 14
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 14 = 70
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 7 = 14
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 70/14
- Simplify the fraction (70/14) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (14):
- 70/14 = 5
- 14/14 = 1
- This gives: 5.
The result of adding 8/2 and 7/7 is : 5