SOLUTION: Perform the indicated operation. Please show all of your work. 4/5 + 1/6

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Question 630173: Perform the indicated operation. Please show all of your work. 4/5 + 1/6
Answer by 55305(86) About Me  (Show Source):
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First lets make the fractions have common denominators. The least common multiple of 5 and 6 is 30. So lets change the fractions to have a denominator of 30.
%284%2A6%29%2F%285%2A6%29=24%2F30, and %281%2A5%29%2F%286%2A5%29=5%2F30
So now we can add up our numerators and keep the denominator the same to get our answer: 29%2F30