Q. Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form. 57x5y+9
Find Common Denominator: Identify the common denominator for the fractions.Since 9 can be written as a fraction with a denominator of 1, we can rewrite it with a common denominator of 5 to combine it with the fraction 57x5y.
Convert Whole Number to Fraction: Convert the whole number to a fraction with the common denominator.We can express 9 as 19 and then multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 5 to get the common denominator of 5.9×(55)=59×5=545
Combine Fractions: Combine the fractions over the common denominator.Now we can add the two fractions since they have the same denominator.(7x5y/5)+(45/5)=(7x5y+45)/5
Check for Simplification: Check if the resulting fraction can be simplified further. The numerator 7x5y+45 does not have any common factors with the denominator 5, so the fraction is already in its simplest form.
More problems from Simplify mixed rational expressions