Solve 4/42+2/42

$$\frac{ 4 }{ 42 } + \frac{ 2 }{ 42 }$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{1}{7}\approx 0.142857143$$

Solution Steps

Reduce the fraction \frac{4}{42} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{2}{21}+\frac{2}{42}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{2}{42} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 2.

$$\frac{2}{21}+\frac{1}{21}$$

Since \frac{2}{21} and \frac{1}{21} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{2+1}{21}$$

Add 2 and 1 to get 3.

$$\frac{3}{21}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{3}{21} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{1}{7}$$

Factor

$$\frac{1}{7} = 0.14285714285714285$$