simplify and show work please

Question

what is 3/5a + 2/5a +1/6b + 1/6b?

Answer 1

This problem is asking you to combine like terms. You would first begin by isolating one variable at a time. Let's look at a.

 

3/5a + 2/5a

 

Adding the 2 numerators gives us 5/5a, which simplifies to 1a, or, a. Next let's look at b.

 

1/6b + 1/6b

 

This time, adding the numerators gives us 2/6b. To simplify this, we determine what factor 2 and 6 have in common which, here, is 2. That gives us 1/3b.

Your final answer is a + 1/3b.