SOLUTION: what is the sum of (x+6/4x)+(x-2/5x) in simplest form

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Question 427807: what is the sum of (x+6/4x)+(x-2/5x) in simplest form
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what is the sum of (x+6/4x)+(x-2/5x) in simplest form
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lcd = 20x
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Rewrite each fraction with the lcd as its denominator:
[5(x+6)/lcd] + [4(x-2)/lcd]
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Combine the numerators over the lcd:
[5x+30+4x-8]/lcd
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= [9x+22]/20x
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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