What is 2/4 plus 2/9?
Looking for the result of 2/4 + 2/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/4 and 2/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 9 = 18
- 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: 18 + 8 = 26
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 9 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 26/36
- Simplify the fraction (26/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 26/2 = 13
- 36/2 = 18
- This gives: 13/18.
The result of adding 2/4 and 2/9 is : 13/18 (or 0.72222222222222 in its decimal form)