What is 4/9 plus 2/4?
Looking for the result of 4/9 + 2/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/9 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 × 9 = 18
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 16 + 18 = 34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 4 = 36
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 34/36
- Simplify the fraction (34/36) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 34/2 = 17
- 36/2 = 18
- This gives: 17/18.
The result of adding 4/9 and 2/4 is : 17/18 (or 0.94444444444444 in its decimal form)