What is 7/3 plus 2/4?
Looking for the result of 7/3 + 2/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/3 and 2/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 7 × 4 = 28
- Multiply the numerator of the second term, with the denominator of the first term: 2 × 3 = 6
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 + 6 = 34
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 3 × 4 = 12
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 34/12
- Simplify the fraction (34/12) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 34/2 = 17
- 12/2 = 6
- This gives: 17/6.
The result of adding 7/3 and 2/4 is : 17/6 (or 2.8333333333333 in its decimal form)