What is 4/2 plus 4/6?
Looking for the result of 4/2 + 4/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/2 and 4/6?
- 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: 4 × 2 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 8 = 32
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 6 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 32/12
- Simplify the fraction (32/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 32/4 = 8
- 12/4 = 3
- This gives: 8/3.
The result of adding 4/2 and 4/6 is : 8/3 (or 2.6666666666667 in its decimal form)