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Find the Sum of 2/7 + 2/5. Answer should be in simplest form

User Julienne
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Answer: 24/35.
You first find a common denominator for 7 and 5 which is 35. Then you need to multiply the top by whatever you took to multiply the denominator to get 35. (Ex. You need to multiply 7 by 5 to get 35 so you need to multiple 2 by 5 to even it out). Hope this helps
User Pdjota
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Answer:

24/35

Explanation:

(2/7) + (2/5) =

(2*5)/(7*5) + (2*7)/(5*7) =

10/35 + 14/35 =

24/35

User Krishnan Shankar
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