Add or subtract the following mixed numbers. first change each mixed number to an equivalent improper fraction. then
find a common denominator, and proceed as before. leave your answer as an improper fraction. be sure your answers
are reduced to lowest terms.
1/5 + 2 1/3

answer: 2.5

step-by-step explanation: to write 2.5 as a fraction you have to write 2.5 as numerator and put 1 as the denominator. now you multiply numerator and denominator by 10 as long as you get in numerator the whole number.

2.5 = 2.5/1 = 25./10 = 253./100 = 2533./1000 = 25333./1 = 25./1 = 25./1 = 25./1 = 25.333/1 = 25.33/1 = 25.3/1 = 25/1

and finally we have:

2.5 as a fraction equals 25/1

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