What is 8/6 plus 7/7?
Looking for the result of 8/6 + 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/6 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 × 6 = 42
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 42 = 98
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 98/42
- Simplify the fraction (98/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (14):
- 98/14 = 7
- 42/14 = 3
- This gives: 7/3.
The result of adding 8/6 and 7/7 is : 7/3 (or 2.3333333333333 in its decimal form)