What is 2/4 plus 1/6?
Looking for the result of 2/4 + 1/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/4 and 1/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 6 = 12
- 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: 12 + 4 = 16
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 6 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 16/24
- Simplify the fraction (16/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 16/8 = 2
- 24/8 = 3
- This gives: 2/3.
The result of adding 2/4 and 1/6 is : 2/3 (or 0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)