What is 2/9 plus 4/2?
Looking for the result of 2/9 + 4/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/9 and 4/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 2 = 4
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 9 = 36
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 4 + 36 = 40
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 2 = 18
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/18
- Simplify the fraction (40/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 40/2 = 20
- 18/2 = 9
- This gives: 20/9.
The result of adding 2/9 and 4/2 is : 20/9 (or 2.2222222222222 in its decimal form)