Question

solve 2/x+9/x=5

Answer 1

\[\frac{2}{x}+\frac{9}{x}=5\]

Answer 2

?

Answer 3

yes!

Answer 4

\[\frac{2}{x}+\frac{9}{x} = \frac{2+9}{x }\]
so
\[\frac{11}{x}=5\]

Answer 5

can you solve this?

Answer 6

the bottom equation?

Answer 7

but wouldn't it be if you're adding it, and you're adding the x's, wouldn't it be x^2?

Answer 8

(1/2)+(1/2) = ?

Answer 9

no we don't add the bottom, we add the top

Answer 10

think of one half plus one half, this is of course 1

\[\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2} = \frac{1+1}{2}=\frac{2}{2}=1\]