What is 4/6 plus 1/7?
Looking for the result of 4/6 + 1/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/6 and 1/7?
- 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: 1 × 6 = 6
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 + 6 = 34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 7 = 42
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 34/42
- Simplify the fraction (34/42) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 34/2 = 17
- 42/2 = 21
- This gives: 17/21.
The result of adding 4/6 and 1/7 is : 17/21 (or 0.80952380952381 in its decimal form)