SOLUTION: How do you solve {{{2w/(w+5)}}}+{{{3w/(5+w)}}}

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Question 101878: How do you solve
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Answer by doukungfoo(195) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
There has to be an equal sign in your problem to solve it.
Since the expression given here has no equal sign all we can do is simplify.
To do this just add the two fractions together.
2w%2F%28w%2B5%29+3w%2F%285%2Bw%29
To add fractions they must have the same denominator.
At first glance it might look like the two fractions in this expression
have different denominators, but actually they are the same.
w + 5 is the same as 5 + w
because when adding numbers the order doesn't matter so if we rewrite the expression we can go ahead and simplify it.
2w%2F%28w%2B5%29+3w%2F%28w%2B5%29
5w%2F%28w%2B5%29
Thats it.