What is 8/7 plus 7/7?
Looking for the result of 8/7 + 7/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/7 and 7/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 7 = 56
- 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: 56 + 49 = 105
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 7 = 49
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 105/49
- Simplify the fraction (105/49) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (7):
- 105/7 = 15
- 49/7 = 7
- This gives: 15/7.
The result of adding 8/7 and 7/7 is : 15/7 (or 2.1428571428571 in its decimal form)