What is 7/4 plus 9/4?
Looking for the result of 7/4 + 9/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 7/4 and 9/4?
- 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: 9 × 4 = 36
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 28 + 36 = 64
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 4 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 64/16
- Simplify the fraction (64/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (16):
- 64/16 = 4
- 16/16 = 1
- This gives: 4.
The result of adding 7/4 and 9/4 is : 4