Evaluate the expression. 1/2 + 1/4 * 2/5 Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. ______

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Evaluate the expression. 1/2 + 1/4 * 2/5   Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. ______

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Perform Multiplication: First, we need to follow the order of operations, which is parentheses, exponents, multiplication and division (from left to right), and addition and subtraction (from left to right). There are no parentheses or exponents in this expression, so we start with multiplication. We need to multiply 1/4 by 2/5.Simplify Result: To multiply fractions, we multiply the numerators together and the denominators together. 1/4 * 2/5 = (1*2) / (4*5) = 2 / 20Add Fractions: Now we simplify the fraction 2/20 by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2. 2 / 20 = (2/2) / (20/2) = 1 / 10Convert to Common Denominator: Next, we add the simplified fraction to the other fraction in the expression. 1/2 + 1/10Add Fractions: To add fractions, they must have a common denominator. The least common denominator (LCD) for 2 and 10 is 10. We convert 1/2 to a fraction with a denominator of 10 by multiplying both the numerator and the denominator by 5. 1/2 = (1*5) / (2*5) = 5/10Simplify Result: Now we can add the two fractions with the common denominator. 5/10 + 1/10 = (5+1) / 10 = 6/10We simplify the fraction 6/10 by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 2. 6/10 = (6/2) / (10/2) = 3/5

Evaluate the expression. $\newline$ $\frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{4} \times \frac{2}{5}$ $\newline$ Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. $\newline$ ______

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