What is 2/4 plus 2/2?
Looking for the result of 2/4 + 2/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/4 and 2/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 2 = 4
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 4 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 + 8 = 12
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 2 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 12/8
- Simplify the fraction (12/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 12/4 = 3
- 8/4 = 2
- This gives: 3/2.
The result of adding 2/4 and 2/2 is : 3/2 (or 1.5 in its decimal form)