Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form. 9p/5 + 2/5pq ______

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Identify Common Denominator: Identify the common denominator for the fractions 9p/5 and 2/5pq. Since both denominators already contain the number 5, and the second denominator has an additional variable q, the common denominator is 5pq.Rewrite Fractions: Rewrite each fraction with the common denominator. The first fraction, 9p/5, needs to be multiplied by q/q to have the common denominator, becoming 9pq/5pq. The second fraction, 2/5pq, already has the common denominator, so it remains unchanged.Add Fractions: Add the two fractions now that they have a common denominator. This gives us (9pq + 2)/5pq.Check Numerator Simplification: Check if the numerator can be simplified. In this case, 9pq and 2 do not have any common factors other than 1, so the numerator cannot be simplified further.Check Fraction Simplification: Check if the fraction itself can be simplified. Since p and q are variables and we do not know their values, we cannot simplify the fraction further without additional information. Therefore, the final answer is (9pq + 2)/5pq.

Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form. $\newline$ $\frac{9p}{5} + \frac{2}{5pq}$

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Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form. $\newline$ $\frac{9p}{5} + \frac{2}{5pq}$