Solve 5/7+8/14+16/28=

$$\frac { 5 } { 7 } + \frac { 8 } { 14 } + \frac { 16 } { 28 } =$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{13}{7}\approx 1.857142857$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{8}{14} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{5}{7}+\frac{4}{7}+\frac{16}{28}$$

Since \frac{5}{7} and \frac{4}{7} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{5+4}{7}+\frac{16}{28}$$

Add 5 and 4 to get 9.

$$\frac{9}{7}+\frac{16}{28}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{16}{28} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 4.

$$\frac{9}{7}+\frac{4}{7}$$

Since \frac{9}{7} and \frac{4}{7} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{9+4}{7}$$

Add 9 and 4 to get 13.

$$\frac{13}{7}$$

Factor

$$\frac{13}{7} = 1\frac{6}{7} = 1.8571428571428572$$