
Kenneth S. answered 02/17/16
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Do not work this problem with a hoe. Work it by Algebra:
2+1/x+1/x = 2 + 2/x by combining the second and third terms (just add their numerators, since their denominators are identical).
Now you could also use a common denominator for the answer; in this form, the answer is
(2x + 2) / x.