What is 8/8 plus 5/7?
Looking for the result of 8/8 + 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 8/8 and 5/7?
- 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: 5 × 8 = 40
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 56 + 40 = 96
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 7 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 96/56
- Simplify the fraction (96/56) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 96/8 = 12
- 56/8 = 7
- This gives: 12/7.
The result of adding 8/8 and 5/7 is : 12/7 (or 1.7142857142857 in its decimal form)