Question

How do you combine `(5x+4 )/ (6x+5) + (x+1) / (6x+5)`?

Answer 1

Since both fractions have the same denominator, you can simply add up the numerators and keep the denominator unchanged :

`(5x+4)/(6x+5) + (x+1)/(6x+5) = ((5x+4)+(x+1))/(6x+5) = (6x+5)/(6x+5) = 1`.