How did we get 8/10 ?
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4 stepsTo get from , we used the concept of equivalent fractions.
We wanted to add and .
To do this, both fractions need to have the same denominator. We found that the least common denominator (LCD) for 5 and 10 is 10.
We needed to convert into an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 10.
To change the denominator from 5 to 10, we multiply 5 by 2.
To keep the fraction equivalent, whatever we multiply the denominator by, we must also multiply the numerator by the same number.
So, we multiply the numerator 4 by 2 as well.
This gives us the equivalent fraction
This means is the same value as .
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