What is 2/4 plus 6/5?
Looking for the result of 2/4 + 6/5? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/4 and 6/5?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 5 = 10
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 4 = 24
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 10 + 24 = 34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 5 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 34/20
- Simplify the fraction (34/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 34/2 = 17
- 20/2 = 10
- This gives: 17/10.
The result of adding 2/4 and 6/5 is : 17/10 (or 1.7 in its decimal form)