What is 4/9 plus 2/9?
Looking for the result of 4/9 + 2/9? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 4/9 and 2/9?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 4 × 9 = 36
- 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: 36 + 18 = 54
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 9 = 81
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 54/81
- Simplify the fraction (54/81) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (27):
- 54/27 = 2
- 81/27 = 3
- This gives: 2/3.
The result of adding 4/9 and 2/9 is : 2/3 (or 0.66666666666667 in its decimal form)