Simplify 3/10x + 1/6y + 3/10x + 3/6y. Be sure to reduce any fractions to lowest term

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To simplify the expression \( \frac{3}{10}x + \frac{1}{6}y + \frac{3}{10}x + \frac{3}{6}y \), we can start by combining like terms.

First, let's combine the \( x \) terms:

\[ \frac{3}{10}x + \frac{3}{10}x = \left(\frac{3}{10} + \frac{3}{10}\right)x = \frac{6}{10}x \]

Next, we simplify \( \frac{6}{10} \):

\[ \frac{6}{10} = \frac{3}{5} \quad \text{(by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 2)} \]

Now let's combine the \( y \) terms:

\[ \frac{1}{6}y + \frac{3}{6}y = \left(\frac{1}{6} + \frac{3}{6}\right)y = \frac{4}{6}y \]

Next, we simplify \( \frac{4}{6} \):

\[ \frac{4}{6} = \frac{2}{3} \quad \text{(by dividing both the numerator and denominator by 2)} \]

Now we can write the simplified expression:

\[ \frac{3}{5}x + \frac{2}{3}y \]

Thus, the final simplified expression is:

\[ \frac{3}{5}x + \frac{2}{3}y \]