Solve 6/4+9/1

$$\frac { 6 } { 4 } + \frac { 9 } { 1 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{21}{2}=10.5$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{6}{4} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{3}{2}+\frac{9}{1}$$

Anything divided by one gives itself.

$$\frac{3}{2}+9$$

Convert 9 to fraction \frac{18}{2}.

$$\frac{3}{2}+\frac{18}{2}$$

Since \frac{3}{2} and \frac{18}{2} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{3+18}{2}$$

Add 3 and 18 to get 21.

$$\frac{21}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{3 \cdot 7}{2} = 10\frac{1}{2} = 10.5$$