Question

Add. State the sum in simplest terms
4x/12y^2 + 5x/8y

Answer 1

4x/12y^2 + 5x/8y
x / 3y^2 + 5 xy / 8y^2
8x / 24y^2 + 15 xy/ 24y^2
(8x+15xy) /24 y^2

Answer 2

The sum is (2x + 3xy) / 8y

Answer 3

You are right, I apologize for the first incorrect answer I provided.

The sum is indeed (8x + 15xy) / 24y^2, simplified in the simplest form. Thank you for your correction.