What is 9/7 plus 8/5?
Looking for the result of 9/7 + 8/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/7 and 8/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 5 = 45
- 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: 45 + 56 = 101
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 7 × 5 = 35
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 101/35
The result of adding 9/7 and 8/5 is : 101/35 (or 2.8857142857143 in its decimal form)