Q:

Perform the indicated operations below and simplify ((a+b)/4) + ((2a-b)/5).

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Answer:[tex]\frac{(a+b)}{4} +\frac{(2a-b)}{5}=\frac{13a}{20} +\frac{b}{20}[/tex]Step-by-step explanation:We have:[tex]\frac{(a+b)}{4} +\frac{(2a-b)}{5}[/tex]We can use common denominator.Observation:If you have, [tex]\frac{a}{b} +\frac{c}{d}=\frac{(a*d)+(c*b)}{b*d}[/tex]Then,[tex]\frac{(a+b)}{4} +\frac{(2a-b)}{5}=\frac{5(a+b)+4(2a-b)}{4*5}[/tex]Using distributive property:Observation:c(a+b)=ca+cb[tex]\frac{5(a+b)+4(2a-b)}{4*5}=\frac{5a+5b+8a-4b}{20}=\frac{(5a+8a)+(5b-4b)}{20}[/tex]Finally,[tex]\frac{(5a+8a)+(5b-4b)}{20} =\frac{13a+b}{20}=\frac{13a}{20} +\frac{b}{20}[/tex]The answer then is:[tex]\frac{(a+b)}{4} +\frac{(2a-b)}{5}=\frac{13a}{20} +\frac{b}{20}[/tex]