What is 2/4 plus 1/4?
Looking for the result of 2/4 + 1/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/4 and 1/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 4 = 8
- 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: 8 + 4 = 12
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 4 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 12/16
- Simplify the fraction (12/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 12/4 = 3
- 16/4 = 4
- This gives: 3/4.
The result of adding 2/4 and 1/4 is : 3/4 (or 0.75 in its decimal form)