What is 8/7 plus 8/4?
Looking for the result of 8/7 + 8/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/7 and 8/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 8 × 4 = 32
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 8 × 7 = 56
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 32 + 56 = 88
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 4 = 28
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 88/28
- Simplify the fraction (88/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 88/4 = 22
- 28/4 = 7
- This gives: 22/7.
The result of adding 8/7 and 8/4 is : 22/7 (or 3.1428571428571 in its decimal form)