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prealgebra intermediate

Problem

Find . Express your answer as a fraction in simplest form.
Solution
Let's look at the numerator of the big fraction first. To add to , we must first find a common denominator. In this case, it's . So Similarly, looking at the denominator of the big fraction, we must again find a common denominator. In this case, it's . So we have Now, the remainder of the problem is to find . Remembering that dividing is the same as multiplying by the reciprocal, we get But can be written as , so our answer simplifies to .
Final answer
\frac{5}{2}