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Evaluate the expression shown below and write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.

(1)/(15)+(5)/(9)
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Evaluate the expression shown below and write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.\newline115+59 \frac{1}{15}+\frac{5}{9} \newlineAnswer:

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Q. Evaluate the expression shown below and write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.\newline115+59 \frac{1}{15}+\frac{5}{9} \newlineAnswer:
  1. Identify Common Denominator: Identify a common denominator for the fractions 115\frac{1}{15} and 59\frac{5}{9}. The least common multiple (LCM) of 1515 and 99 is 4545, which will be our common denominator.
  2. Convert to Equivalent Fractions: Convert each fraction to an equivalent fraction with the common denominator of 4545.\newlineFor 115\frac{1}{15}, we multiply the numerator and the denominator by 33 to get (1×3)/(15×3)=345\left(1 \times 3\right) / \left(15 \times 3\right) = \frac{3}{45}.\newlineFor 59\frac{5}{9}, we multiply the numerator and the denominator by 55 to get (5×5)/(9×5)=2545\left(5 \times 5\right) / \left(9 \times 5\right) = \frac{25}{45}.
  3. Add Fractions with Common Denominator: Add the fractions with the common denominator.\newlineNow we add the numerators of the equivalent fractions and keep the common denominator:\newline345+2545=(3+25)45=2845\frac{3}{45} + \frac{25}{45} = \frac{(3 + 25)}{45} = \frac{28}{45}.
  4. Simplify Fraction: Simplify the fraction if possible.\newlineThe fraction 2845\frac{28}{45} cannot be simplified further because 2828 and 4545 have no common factors other than 11.

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