What is 8/7 plus 6/6?
Looking for the result of 8/7 + 6/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/7 and 6/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 6 = 48
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 7 = 42
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 48 + 42 = 90
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 6 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 90/42
- Simplify the fraction (90/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 90/6 = 15
- 42/6 = 7
- This gives: 15/7.
The result of adding 8/7 and 6/6 is : 15/7 (or 2.1428571428571 in its decimal form)