What is 4/2 plus 6/7?
Looking for the result of 4/2 + 6/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/2 and 6/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 7 = 28
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 6 × 2 = 12
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 + 12 = 40
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 7 = 14
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/14
- Simplify the fraction (40/14) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 40/2 = 20
- 14/2 = 7
- This gives: 20/7.
The result of adding 4/2 and 6/7 is : 20/7 (or 2.8571428571429 in its decimal form)