What is 6 plus 2/4?
Looking for the result of 6 + 2/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6 and 2/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 4 = 24
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 1 = 2
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 24 + 2 = 26
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 1 × 4 = 4
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 26/4
- Simplify the fraction (26/4) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 26/2 = 13
- 4/2 = 2
- This gives: 13/2.
The result of adding 6/1 and 2/4 is : 13/2 (or 6.5 in its decimal form)