What is 2/9 plus 7/6?
Looking for the result of 2/9 + 7/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 2/9 and 7/6?
- 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: 7 × 9 = 63
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 + 63 = 75
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 6 = 54
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 75/54
- Simplify the fraction (75/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 75/3 = 25
- 54/3 = 18
- This gives: 25/18.
The result of adding 2/9 and 7/6 is : 25/18 (or 1.3888888888889 in its decimal form)