What is 9/7 plus 5/7?
Looking for the result of 9/7 + 5/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/7 and 5/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 7 = 63
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 5 × 7 = 35
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 + 35 = 98
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 7 = 49
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 98/49
- Simplify the fraction (98/49) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (49):
- 98/49 = 2
- 49/49 = 1
- This gives: 2.
The result of adding 9/7 and 5/7 is : 2