What is 9/8 plus 1/7?
Looking for the result of 9/8 + 1/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/8 and 1/7?
- 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: 1 × 8 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 63 + 8 = 71
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 8 × 7 = 56
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 71/56
The result of adding 9/8 and 1/7 is : 71/56 (or 1.2678571428571 in its decimal form)