What is 2/4 plus 2/7?
Looking for the result of 2/4 + 2/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/4 and 2/7?
- 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: 2 × 4 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 14 + 8 = 22
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 7 = 28
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 22/28
- Simplify the fraction (22/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 22/2 = 11
- 28/2 = 14
- This gives: 11/14.
The result of adding 2/4 and 2/7 is : 11/14 (or 0.78571428571429 in its decimal form)