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What is 97/75 + 7/8?

What is 97/75 + 7/8?

Here's how you add

97
75
+
7
8

Step 1

Can you add yet? Nope! The denominators don't match. We need a common denominator. So next we take both denominators and multiply them. Next, take each numerator and multiply it by the denominator of the other term.

So, we multiply 97 by 8, and get 776, then we multiply 75 by 8 and get 600.

97/75 times 8

Now for the second term. You multiply 7 by 75, and get 525, then multiply 75 by 8 and get 600.

7/8 times 75

We now have a new problem, that looks like this:

776
600
+
525
600

Step 2

Since our denominators match, we can add the numerators.

776 + 525 = 1301

Answer:

1301
600

Step 3

Now, do we need to simplify this fraction?

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No good. 601 is larger than 600. So we're done reducing.

Congratulations! Here's your final answer to 97/75 + 7/8

97
75
+
7
8
=
1301
600
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