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An art teacher paints part of a wall in her classroom. She paints the top 2/5 of the wall blue and the bottom 1/6 of the wall green. She does not paint the rest of the wall. What fraction of the wall does the teacher paint?

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Explanation:

2/5 + 1/6

The least common multiple of 5 and 6 is 30.

12/30 + 5/30

17/30

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