document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=755531>Question 755531</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (x-2)/3 + (y+1)/5 =\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "please show steps </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #459697 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=459697\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sounds like you want to simplify this. To do so, you need to find LCD before you can add the fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x-2)/3 + (y+1)/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5(x-2)/15 + (y+1)/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5x-10)/15 + (y+1)/5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5x-10)/15 + 3(y+1)/15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5x-10)/15 + (3y+3)/15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5x-10+3y+3)/15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(5x+3y-7)/15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So (x-2)/3 + (y+1)/5 simplifies to (5x+3y-7)/15 </SPAN>\n" );
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