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Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form.\newline14+10s3\frac{1}{4} + \frac{10s}{3}

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Q. Simplify. Express your answer as a single fraction in simplest form.\newline14+10s3\frac{1}{4} + \frac{10s}{3}
  1. Identify LCD: Identify the least common denominator (LCD) for the fractions 14\frac{1}{4} and 10s3\frac{10s}{3}. The denominators are 44 and 33, so the LCD is 4×3=124 \times 3 = 12.
  2. Rewrite with LCD: Rewrite each fraction with the common denominator of 1212. For 14\frac{1}{4}, multiply the numerator and denominator by 33 to get (1×34×3)=312\left(\frac{1 \times 3}{4 \times 3}\right) = \frac{3}{12}. For 10s3\frac{10s}{3}, multiply the numerator and denominator by 44 to get (10s×43×4)=40s12\left(\frac{10s \times 4}{3 \times 4}\right) = \frac{40s}{12}.
  3. Add fractions: Add the fractions with the common denominator.\newline(312)+(40s12)=3+40s12(\frac{3}{12}) + (\frac{40s}{12}) = \frac{3 + 40s}{12}
  4. Check for simplification: Check if the resulting fraction can be simplified further.\newlineThe numerator 3+40s3 + 40s and the denominator 1212 do not have any common factors other than 11, so the fraction is already in simplest form.

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