What is 7/14 + 2/11?

This is how to add

Step 1

Of course, you can't add two fractions if the denominators (bottom numbers) don't match. To get a common denominator, multiply the denominators together. Then we fix the numerators by multiplying each one by their other term's denominator.

Now you multiply 7 by 11, and get 77, then we multiply 14 by 11 and get 154.

Do the same for the second term. We multiply 2 by 14, and get 28, then multiply 14 by 11 and get 154.

The problem now has new fractions to add:

Step 2

Since our denominators match, we can add the numerators.

77 + 28 = 105

This yields the answer

Step 3

The last step is to reduce the fraction if we can.

To find out, we try dividing it by 2...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 3...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 5...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 7...

Are both the numerator and the denominator evenly divisible by 7? Yes! So we reduce it:

Now, try the same number again.

Nope. Try the next prime number, 11...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 13...

Nope. Try the next prime number, 17...

No good. 17 is larger than 15. So we're done reducing.

Congratulations! Here's your final answer to 7/14 + 2/11