What is 8/6 plus 5/7?
Looking for the result of 8/6 + 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/6 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 × 6 = 30
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 30 = 86
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 86/42
- Simplify the fraction (86/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 86/2 = 43
- 42/2 = 21
- This gives: 43/21.
The result of adding 8/6 and 5/7 is : 43/21 (or 2.047619047619 in its decimal form)