5/6 + 6/5x ?

1 Answer
Feb 10, 2018

#31/(5x)#

Explanation:

#5/x + 6/(5x)#

We can start by finding a common denominator. We can simply multiply the first term by 5/5 to match the denominator of the second term.

#color (blue)(5/5)(5/x) + 6/(5x)#

=#25/(5x) +6/(5x)#

Now, we can simply add the numerators to get:

#31/(5x)#

I multiplied by #5/5# so that we could get a common denominator. We can do this because #5/5# is just 1, and it will not change the meaning of the expression. Hope this helps!