What is 8/5 plus 7/7?
Looking for the result of 8/5 + 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/5 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 × 5 = 35
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 35 = 91
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 7 = 35
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 91/35
- Simplify the fraction (91/35) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- 91/7 = 13
- 35/7 = 5
- This gives: 13/5.
The result of adding 8/5 and 7/7 is : 13/5 (or 2.6 in its decimal form)