What is 2/9 plus 6/4?
Looking for the result of 2/9 + 6/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/9 and 6/4?
- 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: 6 × 9 = 54
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 8 + 54 = 62
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 4 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 62/36
- Simplify the fraction (62/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 62/2 = 31
- 36/2 = 18
- This gives: 31/18.
The result of adding 2/9 and 6/4 is : 31/18 (or 1.7222222222222 in its decimal form)