What is 2/4 plus 1?
Looking for the result of 2/4 + 1? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/4 and 1?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 1 = 2
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 1 × 4 = 4
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 + 4 = 6
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 1 = 4
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 6/4
- Simplify the fraction (6/4) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 6/2 = 3
- 4/2 = 2
- This gives: 3/2.
The result of adding 2/4 and 1/1 is : 3/2 (or 1.5 in its decimal form)