document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=743778>Question 743778</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The average (Av) of two numbers (X1 and X2) is found by adding the numbers together and dividing the total by two as shown in the formula below\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Av= (x1 + x2 )/2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What is the average of 3/4 and 2/5 as a fraction operation? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #453056 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><B>checkley79(3341)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=453056\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (3/4 + 2/5)/2 combine the fractions by finding a common denominator.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this case the common denominator is 4*5=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[(3*5+2*4)/4*5]/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[(15+8)/20)]/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[23/20]/2 INVERT THE DENOMINATOR & MULTIPLY.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23/10*1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23/20 ANS. </SPAN>\n" );
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