What is 2/9 plus 4/6?
Looking for the result of 2/9 + 4/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/9 and 4/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 2 × 6 = 12
- 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: 12 + 36 = 48
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 6 = 54
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/54
- Simplify the fraction (48/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 48/6 = 8
- 54/6 = 9
- This gives: 8/9.
The result of adding 2/9 and 4/6 is : 8/9 (or 0.88888888888889 in its decimal form)