Question
Add the following fractions. You must type your response as a simplified fraction.
To type your fraction, click the box to the right of the equal sign and then select the fraction button where you see an x to the left of a fraction bar. Use your mouse or the up and down arrows on your keyboard to move between the numerator and denominator.
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2/15+1/3=
2/15 + 1/3 = 9/15
To add the fractions 2/15 and 1/3, we need to find a common denominator.
The least common multiple of 15 and 3 is 15.
So, we can rewrite 2/15 as (2/15) * (1/1) and 1/3 as (1/3) * (5/5) to make their denominators the same.
Now, we can add the fractions:
(2/15) * (1/1) + (1/3) * (5/5) = (2/15) + (5/15) = 7/15
Therefore, the simplified fraction is 7/15.
To add fractions, we need to have a common denominator.
First, let's find the least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators, which are 15 and 3.
The LCM of 15 and 3 is 15.
Now, we need to convert both fractions to have a denominator of 15.
For the first fraction, 2/15, we don't need to do anything since the denominator is already 15.
For the second fraction, 1/3, we need to multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 5 to get the denominator to 15.
So the second fraction becomes 5/15.
Now that both fractions have the same denominator, we can add them together.
2/15 + 5/15 = (2 + 5) / 15 = 7/15.
Therefore, the sum is 7/15.