What is 4/9 plus 2/6?
Looking for the result of 4/9 + 2/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/9 and 2/6?
- 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: 2 × 9 = 18
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 18 = 42
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 6 = 54
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 42/54
- Simplify the fraction (42/54) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 42/6 = 7
- 54/6 = 9
- This gives: 7/9.
The result of adding 4/9 and 2/6 is : 7/9 (or 0.77777777777778 in its decimal form)