What is 4/10 plus 2/6?
Looking for the result of 4/10 + 2/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/10 and 2/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 6 = 24
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 10 = 20
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 20 = 44
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 10 × 6 = 60
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 44/60
- Simplify the fraction (44/60) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 44/4 = 11
- 60/4 = 15
- This gives: 11/15.
The result of adding 4/10 and 2/6 is : 11/15 (or 0.73333333333333 in its decimal form)