What is 8/7 plus 5/9?
Looking for the result of 8/7 + 5/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/7 and 5/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 9 = 72
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 7 = 35
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 72 + 35 = 107
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 9 = 63
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 107/63
The result of adding 8/7 and 5/9 is : 107/63 (or 1.6984126984127 in its decimal form)