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Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form. \newline5y3+6\frac{5y}{3} + 6

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Q. Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form. \newline5y3+6\frac{5y}{3} + 6
  1. Convert 66 to Fraction: To combine the term 5y3\frac{5y}{3} with the whole number 66, we need to express 66 as a fraction with the same denominator as 5y3\frac{5y}{3}, which is 33. We can do this by multiplying 66 by 33\frac{3}{3}, which is equivalent to 11, to get 183\frac{18}{3}.
  2. Add Fractions: Now we have the fraction 5y3\frac{5y}{3} and the fraction 183\frac{18}{3}, which have the same denominator. We can add these fractions together by adding their numerators.\newlineThe new numerator will be 5y+185y + 18, and the denominator remains 33.\newlineSo, the combined fraction is (5y+18)3\frac{(5y + 18)}{3}.
  3. Simplify Fraction: We check to see if the fraction (5y+18)/3(5y + 18)/3 can be simplified further. Since 5y5y and 1818 do not have a common factor other than 11, and the denominator 33 does not factor into 5y5y or 1818, the fraction is already in its simplest form.

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