What is 8/6 plus 1/7?
Looking for the result of 8/6 + 1/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/6 and 1/7?
- 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: 1 × 6 = 6
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 6 = 62
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 62/42
- Simplify the fraction (62/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 62/2 = 31
- 42/2 = 21
- This gives: 31/21.
The result of adding 8/6 and 1/7 is : 31/21 (or 1.4761904761905 in its decimal form)