What is 6/4 plus 4/7?
Looking for the result of 6/4 + 4/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/4 and 4/7?
- 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: 4 × 4 = 16
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 42 + 16 = 58
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 7 = 28
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 58/28
- Simplify the fraction (58/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 58/2 = 29
- 28/2 = 14
- This gives: 29/14.
The result of adding 6/4 and 4/7 is : 29/14 (or 2.0714285714286 in its decimal form)