SOLUTION: add. write in simplest form: 4 6 ----- + ----- xy xy The answer to this is: 10 ---------- x^2y^2 Is this correct? Thank you so very much

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Question 66400: add. write in simplest form:
4 6
----- + -----
xy xy
The answer to this is:
10
----------
x^2y^2
Is this correct? Thank you so very much
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Well...not quite.
Add:
4%2Fxy+%2B+6%2Fxy Do you see that both fractions have a common denominator of xy? So we can just add the numerators and the result goes over the common denominator.
4%2Fxy+%2B+6%2Fxy+=+%284%2B6%29%2Fxy=10%2Fxy