What is 4/2 plus 6/9?
Looking for the result of 4/2 + 6/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/2 and 6/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 9 = 36
- 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: 36 + 12 = 48
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 9 = 18
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/18
- Simplify the fraction (48/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 48/6 = 8
- 18/6 = 3
- This gives: 8/3.
The result of adding 4/2 and 6/9 is : 8/3 (or 2.6666666666667 in its decimal form)