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

(1)/(2)+(1)/(18)
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Evaluate the expression shown below and write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.\newline12+118 \frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{18} \newlineAnswer:

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Q. Evaluate the expression shown below and write your answer as a fraction in simplest form.\newline12+118 \frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{18} \newlineAnswer:
  1. Identify Common Denominator: Identify a common denominator for the fractions 12\frac{1}{2} and 118\frac{1}{18}. The least common multiple (LCM) of 22 and 1818 is 1818, so the common denominator will be 1818.
  2. Convert to Common Denominator: Convert the fraction 12\frac{1}{2} to have the common denominator of 1818. To convert 12\frac{1}{2} to a fraction with a denominator of 1818, multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 99. (12)×(99)=918\left(\frac{1}{2}\right) \times \left(\frac{9}{9}\right) = \frac{9}{18}
  3. Add Fractions: Add the converted fraction 918\frac{9}{18} to the fraction 118\frac{1}{18}.\newlineNow that both fractions have the same denominator, we can add their numerators.\newline918+118=(9+1)18\frac{9}{18} + \frac{1}{18} = \frac{(9 + 1)}{18}
  4. Simplify Resulting Fraction: Simplify the resulting fraction.\newline(9+1)/18=10/18(9 + 1)/18 = 10/18\newlineNow we need to simplify the fraction by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD), which is 22.\newline10/18÷(2/2)=5/910/18 \div (2/2) = 5/9

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