What is 2/6 plus 7/4?
Looking for the result of 2/6 + 7/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/6 and 7/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 4 = 8
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 6 = 42
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 + 42 = 50
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 4 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 50/24
- Simplify the fraction (50/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 50/2 = 25
- 24/2 = 12
- This gives: 25/12.
The result of adding 2/6 and 7/4 is : 25/12 (or 2.0833333333333 in its decimal form)