What is 8/7 plus 10/8?
Looking for the result of 8/7 + 10/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/7 and 10/8?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 8 = 64
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 10 × 7 = 70
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 64 + 70 = 134
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 8 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 134/56
- Simplify the fraction (134/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 134/2 = 67
- 56/2 = 28
- This gives: 67/28.
The result of adding 8/7 and 10/8 is : 67/28 (or 2.3928571428571 in its decimal form)