What is 4/9 plus 1/6?
Looking for the result of 4/9 + 1/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/9 and 1/6?
- 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: 1 × 9 = 9
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 9 = 33
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 6 = 54
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 33/54
- Simplify the fraction (33/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (3):
- 33/3 = 11
- 54/3 = 18
- This gives: 11/18.
The result of adding 4/9 and 1/6 is : 11/18 (or 0.61111111111111 in its decimal form)