What is 6/4 plus 2/6?
Looking for the result of 6/4 + 2/6? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/4 and 2/6?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 6 = 36
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 4 = 8
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 + 8 = 44
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 6 = 24
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 44/24
- Simplify the fraction (44/24) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (4):
- 44/4 = 11
- 24/4 = 6
- This gives: 11/6.
The result of adding 6/4 and 2/6 is : 11/6 (or 1.8333333333333 in its decimal form)