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Show the expression of 5/5 + 2/5 on a number line

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The given expression is :


\begin{gathered} (5)/(5)+(2)/(5) \\ \text{ taking the LCM of the denominator} \\ \text{ LCM of (5,5) is 5} \\ (5)/(5)+(2)/(5)=(5+2)/(5) \\ (5)/(5)+(2)/(5)=(7)/(5) \\ (5)/(5)+(2)/(5)=1.4 \end{gathered}

The number line will be :

Show the expression of 5/5 + 2/5 on a number line-example-1
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