What is 6/2 plus 9/7?
Looking for the result of 6/2 + 9/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/2 and 9/7?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 7 = 42
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 9 × 2 = 18
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 42 + 18 = 60
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 2 × 7 = 14
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 60/14
- Simplify the fraction (60/14) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 60/2 = 30
- 14/2 = 7
- This gives: 30/7.
The result of adding 6/2 and 9/7 is : 30/7 (or 4.2857142857143 in its decimal form)