What is 9/4 plus 1/4?
Looking for the result of 9/4 + 1/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/4 and 1/4?
- Multiply the numerator of the first term, with the denominator of the second term: 9 × 4 = 36
- 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: 36 + 4 = 40
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 4 × 4 = 16
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 40/16
- Simplify the fraction (40/16) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (8):
- 40/8 = 5
- 16/8 = 2
- This gives: 5/2.
The result of adding 9/4 and 1/4 is : 5/2 (or 2.5 in its decimal form)