Question

5/1 + 1/7 this is how the problem is set up do I flip the 5/1 if so what method...

Answer 1

Use the fraction addition formula.
`(a)/(b) + (c)/(d)= ((ad+bc))/(bd)`

Substitute the numbers into the formula.
a=5, b=1, c=1, d=7


`(5)/(1)+ (1)/(7) = (12)/(35)`