What is 5/2 plus 7/4?
Looking for the result of 5/2 + 7/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 5/2 and 7/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 5 × 4 = 20
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 7 × 2 = 14
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 20 + 14 = 34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 4 = 8
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 34/8
- Simplify the fraction (34/8) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 34/2 = 17
- 8/2 = 4
- This gives: 17/4.
The result of adding 5/2 and 7/4 is : 17/4 (or 4.25 in its decimal form)