What is 6/4 plus 9/7?
Looking for the result of 6/4 + 9/7? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/4 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 × 4 = 36
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 42 + 36 = 78
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 7 = 28
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 78/28
- Simplify the fraction (78/28) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 78/2 = 39
- 28/2 = 14
- This gives: 39/14.
The result of adding 6/4 and 9/7 is : 39/14 (or 2.7857142857143 in its decimal form)