What is 6/9 plus 4/2?
Looking for the result of 6/9 + 4/2? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 6/9 and 4/2?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 6 × 2 = 12
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 4 × 9 = 36
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 12 + 36 = 48
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 9 × 2 = 18
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 48/18
- Simplify the fraction (48/18) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (6):
- 48/6 = 8
- 18/6 = 3
- This gives: 8/3.
The result of adding 6/9 and 4/2 is : 8/3 (or 2.6666666666667 in its decimal form)