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Answer:

The answer is 13 over 20 or 13/20

Explanation:

Why is this the answer? Let's evaluate.

• 5 and 4 have 1 good least common multiple. This is 20. Change the denominators to 20.

• For the 2 and the 1 on top, also find the LCM least common multiple.

From there, we multiply 1/4 by 5 to get 5, and multiply 2/5 by the denominator of 1/4. Add these 2 numbers together and then simplify.

• Since 13/20 has no common multiples, and cannot be simplified, the answer is 13/20.

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