What is 8/7 plus 2/8?
Looking for the result of 8/7 + 2/8? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/7 and 2/8?
- 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: 2 × 7 = 14
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 64 + 14 = 78
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 8 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 78/56
- Simplify the fraction (78/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 78/2 = 39
- 56/2 = 28
- This gives: 39/28.
The result of adding 8/7 and 2/8 is : 39/28 (or 1.3928571428571 in its decimal form)