Q. Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form. 4y+56y4
Find LCM: Find the least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators 4 and 5. The LCM is 20.
Make denominators same: Make the denominators the same by multiplying the first fraction by 5 and the second fraction by 4. This gives us (5y)/20+(24y4)/20.
Simplify expression: Simplify the expression by adding the numerators since the denominators are the same. The final simplified expression is (5y+24y4)/20.
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