What is 2/6 plus 9/7?
Looking for the result of 2/6 + 9/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/6 and 9/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 7 = 14
- 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: 14 + 54 = 68
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 68/42
- Simplify the fraction (68/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 68/2 = 34
- 42/2 = 21
- This gives: 34/21.
The result of adding 2/6 and 9/7 is : 34/21 (or 1.6190476190476 in its decimal form)