Jose has 3/5 kilogram of prepped mints and 2/3 kilogram of candy canes. How many kilograms of candy does he have?

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Answer:

  1 4/15

Step-by-step explanation:

Fractions are added using a common denominator. When the denominators have no common factors, the least common denominator is their product.

  [tex]\dfrac{3}{5}+\dfrac{2}{3}\\\\=\dfrac{3}{5}\cdot\dfrac{3}{3}+\dfrac{2}{3}\cdot\dfrac{5}{5}\\\\=\dfrac{9+10}{15}=\dfrac{19}{15}=\boxed{1\dfrac{4}{15}}[/tex]

Jose had 1 4/15 kilograms of candy.

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