What is 7/4 plus 1/4?
Looking for the result of 7/4 + 1/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/4 and 1/4?
- 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: 1 × 4 = 4
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 + 4 = 32
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 4 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 32/16
- Simplify the fraction (32/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- 32/16 = 2
- 16/16 = 1
- This gives: 2.
The result of adding 7/4 and 1/4 is : 2