How do you simplify $4/15 + 2/4$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-01T16:23:17

$4/15 + 2/4 = 23/30$

This can be solved easily by multiplying the numerator and denominator of the fractions by constants:

$4/15 + 2/4$

$= 4/15 + 1/2$

$= 8/30 + 15/30$

$= 23/30$

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