document.write( "Question 225234: Greetings...I have been out of school over 20 years so please forgive me if I'm not very saavy. I have no clue about fractions and am trying to solve the problem; 1 over 2x plus 1 over 5x. HELP PLEASE. THANK YOU. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #168116 by chibisan(131)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1/2x + 1/5x \n" ); document.write( "= 5x+2x/2x*5x \n" ); document.write( "= 7x/10x^2 \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "bring out common factor which gives you\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x(7)/x(10x) \n" ); document.write( "= 7/10x (ans) \n" ); document.write( " |