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Use the least common denominator of 10 and 15 to solve 2/10+7/15 .

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Answer: 2/3

Step-by-step explanation: As you can see, the denominators are different so we need to find a common denominator to add these 2 fractions.

We find the common denominator by finding

the common multiple for these 2 denominators.

Multiples of 10

1 x 10 = 10

2 x 10 = 20

3 x 10 = 30

Multiples of 15

1 x 15 = 15

2 x 15 = 30

As you can see, we have a common multiple of 30.

To get 30 in the denominator of 2/10, multiply top and bottom by 3.

To get 30 in the denominator of 7/15, multiply top and bottom by 2.

So we have 6/30 + 14/30 which is 20/30.

20/30 can be reduced to 2/3.

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