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OK, that's easy! But, what about
?
Well, we can't just stick it together
like we would if it was addition.
We need to get a common denominator...
But, the 5
doesn't even have a denominator!
That's OK... Just think of pizzas cut
into 8 pieces...

How many pieces would there be in
5
pizzas? Yep!
pieces
So 
Check it:
is the same as
which .
Yep!
Back to the problem:

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