Multiply $ \dfrac{1}{10} $ by $ x^2 $ to get $ \dfrac{ x^2 }{ 10 } $.

Step 1: Write $ x^2 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator.

Step 2: Multiply numerators and denominators.

Step 3: Simplify numerator and denominator.

$$ \begin{aligned} \frac{1}{10} \cdot x^2 & \xlongequal{\text{Step 1}} \frac{1}{10} \cdot \frac{x^2}{\color{red}{1}} \xlongequal{\text{Step 2}} \frac{ 1 \cdot x^2 }{ 10 \cdot 1 } = \\[1ex] & \xlongequal{\text{Step 3}} \frac{ x^2 }{ 10 } \end{aligned} $$

Add $5x$ and $ \dfrac{x^2}{10} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ x^2+50x } }{ 10 }$.

Step 1: Write $ 5x $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator.

Step 2: To add raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator.
We can create a common denominator by multiplying the first fraction by $\color{blue}{ 10 }$.

$$ \begin{aligned} 5x+ \frac{x^2}{10} & \xlongequal{\text{Step 1}} \frac{5x}{\color{red}{1}} + \frac{x^2}{10} = \frac{ 5x \cdot \color{blue}{ 10 }}{ 1 \cdot \color{blue}{ 10 }} + \frac{ x^2 }{ 10 } = \\[1ex] & \xlongequal{\text{Step 2}} \frac{ \color{purple}{ 50x } }{ 10 } + \frac{ \color{purple}{ x^2 } }{ 10 }=\frac{ \color{purple}{ x^2+50x } }{ 10 } \end{aligned} $$

Subtract $2$ from $ \dfrac{x^2+50x}{10} $ to get $ \dfrac{ \color{purple}{ x^2+50x-20 } }{ 10 }$.

Step 1: Write $ 2 $ as a fraction by putting $ \color{red}{ 1 } $ in the denominator.

Step 2: To subtract raitonal expressions, both fractions must have the same denominator.
We can create a common denominator by multiplying the second fraction by $\color{blue}{10}$.

$$ \begin{aligned} \frac{x^2+50x}{10} -2 & \xlongequal{\text{Step 1}} \frac{x^2+50x}{10} - \frac{2}{\color{red}{1}} = \frac{ x^2+50x }{ 10 } - \frac{ 2 \cdot \color{blue}{ 10 }}{ 1 \cdot \color{blue}{ 10 }} = \\[1ex] & \xlongequal{\text{Step 2}} \frac{ \color{purple}{ x^2+50x } }{ 10 } - \frac{ \color{purple}{ 20 } }{ 10 }=\frac{ \color{purple}{ x^2+50x-20 } }{ 10 } \end{aligned} $$