8/7 + 6/7 as a fraction

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Summary: 8/7 plus 6/7 = 2/1
Since both fractions have equal/common denominator, 8/7 plus 6/7 is a like fractions addition. Adding fractions with common denominator like 8/7 and 6/7, and expressing it in the fraction form is a very simple process. For like fraction addition, directly add the numerators (8 + 6) 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 (8/7) + (6/7). Because we can take common denominators out when simplifying the fraction addition expression (8/7) + (6/7), so the expression becomes 1/7 (8 + 6). By simplifying further, the numerator becomes (8 + 6) = 14, and the denominator remains the same as 7. Therefore, 8/7 + 6/7 as a fraction is 2/1.

CALCULATION: 8/7 + 6/7 as a fraction
8/7 + 6/7 = (?)
8/7 + 6/7 = (8 + 6)/7
= 14/7
= 2
8/7 + 6/7 = 2
8/7 plus 6/7 as a fraction is 2.

where
8/7 is a improper fraction as an addend,
6/7 is a proper fraction as an addend,
2 is the sum of 8/7 and 6/7.

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