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Hi, this is "Penelope" and we're solving complex rational expressions.
The problem is: x over 2 plus x over 3 over 1/2.
So, the first thing we want to do is to find an lcm, which would be 6.
So, we multiply all the sides by 6.
So then, the next step we want to do is to rewrite the problem.
So we have x over 2 times 6...
... plus x over 3 times 6...
... over 1/2 times 6.
So, we can simplify these. So...
... these cancel out.
So, we're left with 3x plus 2x, over 3.
And we can combine the terms together,
and we can get, 5x over 3. And that would be your answer. (yeah!)