What is 2/4 plus 1/7?
Looking for the result of 2/4 + 1/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/4 and 1/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 7 = 14
- 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: 14 + 4 = 18
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 7 = 28
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 18/28
- Simplify the fraction (18/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 18/2 = 9
- 28/2 = 14
- This gives: 9/14.
The result of adding 2/4 and 1/7 is : 9/14 (or 0.64285714285714 in its decimal form)