What is 2/4 plus 3?
Looking for the result of 2/4 + 3? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/4 and 3?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 1 = 2
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 3 × 4 = 12
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 2 + 12 = 14
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 1 = 4
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 14/4
- Simplify the fraction (14/4) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 14/2 = 7
- 4/2 = 2
- This gives: 7/2.
The result of adding 2/4 and 3/1 is : 7/2 (or 3.5 in its decimal form)