Let's add $\frac{2}{5}$ and $\frac{4}{6}$ step by step! 🎉 1️⃣ Imagine you have 2 🍎 out of 5 in one box:

Group 1:
🍎 🍎
(2 out of 5)

➕ 2️⃣ And 4 🍏 out of 6 in another box:

Group 2:
🍏 🍏 🍏 🍏
(4 out of 6)

3️⃣ To add fractions, we need the same bottom number (denominator). Let's find the smallest number both 5 and 6 can go into. It's 30! 🎯 4️⃣ Change fractions to have denominator 30: $\frac{2}{5} = \frac{2 \times 6}{5 \times 6} = \frac{12}{30}$ $\frac{4}{6} = \frac{4 \times 5}{6 \times 5} = \frac{20}{30}$ 5️⃣ Now add the top numbers (numerators): $12 + 20 = 32$ 6️⃣ So, $\frac{12}{30} + \frac{20}{30} = \frac{32}{30}$ 7️⃣ This is an improper fraction because 32 is bigger than 30. Let's change it to a mixed number: $\frac{32}{30} = 1 \frac{2}{30}$ 8️⃣ Simplify $\frac{2}{30}$ by dividing top and bottom by 2: $\frac{2}{30} = \frac{1}{15}$ 🎉 Final answer: $$\frac{2}{5} + \frac{4}{6} = 1 \frac{1}{15}$$ Great job! You did awesome adding fractions! 🎉🍎🍏