SOLUTION: how do I figure out the answer to 5/2+2?

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Question 449478: how do I figure out the answer to 5/2+2?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
(Hint: Adding fractions needs the same denominator)
5/2+2
So let's change the 2 to 4/2
Now we can add:
5/2+4/2=9/2 or 4 1/2
Make sense?
RJ
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