11/7 + 5/7 as a fraction

Learn how to find what is 11/7 plus 5/7 in fraction form just in a few minutes. We have covered the easiest method to write 11/7 + 5/7 as a fraction and decimal.

Summary: 11/7 plus 5/7 = 16/7
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 11/7 plus 5/7 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 11/7 and 5/7, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (11 + 5) together while keeping the common denominator as it is. You may wonder why the numerators alone are being added and not the denominators in the expression (11/7) + (5/7). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (11/7) + (5/7), so the expression becomes 1/7 (11 + 5). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (11 + 5) = 16, and the denominator remains the same as 7. Therefore, 11/7 + 5/7 as a fraction is 16/7.

CALCULATION: 11/7 + 5/7 as a fraction
11/7 + 5/7 = (?)
11/7 + 5/7 = (11 + 5)/7
= 16/7
11/7 + 5/7 = 16/7
11/7 plus 5/7 as a fraction is 16/7.

where
11/7 is a improper fraction as an addend,
5/7 is a proper fraction as an addend,
16/7 is the sum of 11/7 and 5/7.

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11/7 plus 5/7 as a decimal
11/7 + 5/7 = 16/7
16/7 = 2.2857
(11/7) + (5/7) as a decimal is 2.2857

where
2.2857 is the sum of 11/7 and 5/7.