What is 2/4 plus 1/3?
Looking for the result of 2/4 + 1/3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/4 and 1/3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 3 = 6
- 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: 6 + 4 = 10
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 3 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 10/12
- Simplify the fraction (10/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 10/2 = 5
- 12/2 = 6
- This gives: 5/6.
The result of adding 2/4 and 1/3 is : 5/6 (or 0.83333333333333 in its decimal form)