What is 9/5 plus 2/4?
Looking for the result of 9/5 + 2/4? Follow this step-by-step guide to understand how to add these two fractions together.
How to add 9/5 and 2/4?
- 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: 2 × 5 = 10
- Add both of these results together to form the new numerator: 36 + 10 = 46
- Multiply both denominators together to form the new denominator: 5 × 4 = 20
- Combine the results to get the new fraction: 46/20
- Simplify the fraction (46/20) by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their GCD (2):
- 46/2 = 23
- 20/2 = 10
- This gives: 23/10.
The result of adding 9/5 and 2/4 is : 23/10 (or 2.3 in its decimal form)