What is 4/6 plus 2/4?
Looking for the result of 4/6 + 2/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/6 and 2/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 4 = 16
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 6 = 12
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 12 = 28
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 6 × 4 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 28/24
- Simplify the fraction (28/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 28/4 = 7
- 24/4 = 6
- This gives: 7/6.
The result of adding 4/6 and 2/4 is : 7/6 (or 1.1666666666667 in its decimal form)