Question

2 0/5 + 1/2
i did it myself and thought it made no sense

Answer 1

let's firstly convert the mixed fraction to improper fraction.

`\stackrel{mixed}{2(0)/(5)}\implies \cfrac{2\cdot 5+0}{5}\implies \stackrel{improper}{\cfrac{10}{5}}\implies 2 \\\\[-0.35em] ~\dotfill\\\\ 2+\cfrac{1}{2}\implies \cfrac{(2)(2)+(1)(1)}{\underset{\textit{using this LCD}}{2}}\implies \cfrac{5}{2}\implies 2(1)/(2)`