What is 9/7 plus 8/2?
Looking for the result of 9/7 + 8/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/7 and 8/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 2 = 18
- 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: 18 + 56 = 74
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 2 = 14
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 74/14
- Simplify the fraction (74/14) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 74/2 = 37
- 14/2 = 7
- This gives: 37/7.
The result of adding 9/7 and 8/2 is : 37/7 (or 5.2857142857143 in its decimal form)