What is 2/6 plus 9/4?
Looking for the result of 2/6 + 9/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/6 and 9/4?
- 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: 9 × 6 = 54
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 + 54 = 62
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 4 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 62/24
- Simplify the fraction (62/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 62/2 = 31
- 24/2 = 12
- This gives: 31/12.
The result of adding 2/6 and 9/4 is : 31/12 (or 2.5833333333333 in its decimal form)