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Well you would need to break down the problem first add the 2/5 and 1/5

Okay 

This is what the equation should look like:

\(2(\frac{2}{5}+\frac{1}{3})\)

First complete what is inside the perenthasis.

so 

(3/8)

No Its not 1/3

Let me fix this 

My fault

2(2/5 + 1/5)

3/5     

Okay then

2 * 3/5

The 2 would be 2/1 because it needs to ve a fraction so an improper fraction is what you would change it to.

2/1 * 3/5

That equals I beive 1.2

Yes but you would need to multiply them as fractions not as decimals. So the numerators with the numerators and the denominators with the denominators. So to break it down:

2 * 3

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1 *5

Okay 

So multiply the nemerators first then the denominator

But by what?

6/5.......

This is what the equation looks like so far

2 * 3/5

So to multiply by fraction you must make the 2 into a fraction by making it improper. So it would look like

2/1

then multiply the numerators 2 and 3

\(\frac{2*3}{1*5}\)

Then once done with multiplying the numerators multiply the denominators

Yes exactly 6/5 then create that into a mixed number

Yeah 

Create it into a mixed number

How do I do that??

1 block 

Exactly so you would put that one block into another box because you cant leave it hanging. So 1 box represents 5 blocks. So you would have 1 whole box which is 1 whole number and 1 block into a whole box which is 5. What mixed numer would that look like?

Um 6 

Um not really. Let me try a different example.

So you already have one whole number since 5/5 is 1. So you have what fraction left over?

1/5 Left over 

Right so you would have 1 and 1/5 what would be your answer?

Thanks Pinky 

Or Emerald Wonder 

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