SOLUTION: {{{5x/(x+4)+20/(x+4)}}} Please help simplify

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Question 55645: 5x%2F%28x%2B4%29%2B20%2F%28x%2B4%29 Please help simplify
Answer by funmath(2873) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I edited your question, if I misinterpretted you let me know and I'll change this.
Simplify:
5x%2F%28x%2B4%29%2B20%2F%28x%2B4%29 The denominators are already the same, so we can simply add the numerators:
%285x%2B20%29%2F%28x%2B4%29 Factor the GCF out of the numerator:
5%28x%2B4%29%2F%28x%2B4%29 Cancel the factors in common between the numerator and denominator:
5%2Across%28%28x%2B4%29%29%2Fcross%28%28x%2B4%29%29
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Happy Calculating!!!