SOLUTION: why cannot 1 2/3 + 2 1/2 answer be 2

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Question 252740: why cannot 1 2/3 + 2 1/2 answer be 2
Answer by drk(1908) About Me  (Show Source):
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Here is our fraction
1 2/3 + 2 1/2
step 1: turn both mixed to improper. LIke this
5/3 + 5/2.
step 2: multiply by the flip of the second fraction.
5/3 x 2/5
We see that 10 / 15 = 2/3, not 2.