30 students 2/5 play an instrument and 5/6 play a sport. how many students play an instrument and how many play

7/30 because 2/5+5/6 is like 12/30+ 25/30 which is 37/30 and simplified it’s 1 7/30 and that one means it’s already a whole and that means 7/30 do both

It's like discovering the answer to a puzzle. the purpose in solving an equation is to find the value or values of the variable that makes it a true statement. any value of the variable that makes the equation true is called a solution to the equation.