Basic Math Examples

\frac{13}{56} + \frac{5}{7}

$\frac{13}{56} + \frac{5}{7}$

Step 1

To write

\frac{5}{7}

$\frac{5}{7}$ as a fraction with a common denominator, multiply by

\frac{8}{8}

$\frac{8}{8}$ .

\frac{13}{56} + \frac{5}{7} \cdot \frac{8}{8}

$\frac{13}{56} + \frac{5}{7} \cdot \frac{8}{8}$

Step 2

Write each expression with a common denominator of

56

$56$ , by multiplying each by an appropriate factor of

1

$1$ .

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Step 2.1

Multiply

\frac{5}{7}

$\frac{5}{7}$ by

\frac{8}{8}

$\frac{8}{8}$ .

\frac{13}{56} + \frac{5 \cdot 8}{7 \cdot 8}

$\frac{13}{56} + \frac{5 \cdot 8}{7 \cdot 8}$

Step 2.2

Multiply

7

$7$ by

8

$8$ .

\frac{13}{56} + \frac{5 \cdot 8}{56}

$\frac{13}{56} + \frac{5 \cdot 8}{56}$

\frac{13}{56} + \frac{5 \cdot 8}{56}

$\frac{13}{56} + \frac{5 \cdot 8}{56}$

Step 3

Combine the numerators over the common denominator.

\frac{13 + 5 \cdot 8}{56}

$\frac{13 + 5 \cdot 8}{56}$

Step 4

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 4.1

Multiply

5

$5$ by

8

$8$ .

\frac{13 + 40}{56}

$\frac{13 + 40}{56}$

Step 4.2

Add

13

$13$ and

40

$40$ .

\frac{53}{56}

$\frac{53}{56}$

\frac{53}{56}

$\frac{53}{56}$

Step 5

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

\frac{53}{56}

$\frac{53}{56}$

Decimal Form:

0.94642857 \dots

$0.94642857 \dots$