What is 8/7 plus 7/5?
Looking for the result of 8/7 + 7/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/7 and 7/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 5 = 40
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 7 = 49
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 40 + 49 = 89
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 5 = 35
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 89/35
The result of adding 8/7 and 7/5 is : 89/35 (or 2.5428571428571 in its decimal form)