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Josie calculated 1/5+1/2 and said the answer was 2/7 is it wrong and why

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It's wrong because you don't add fractions the way you would add normal numbers.

Explanation:

To add 1/5 to 1/2 you would need to write all numerators above the least common denominator which is 10. Then add the numerators, 5 + 2, which gives you 7/10.

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