Question #4cb0c

1 Answer
Dec 19, 2017

#6 5/6 + 2 5/12#

Add the whole number parts: #6+2 = 8#

Add the fraction parts:
#5/6 + 5/12 = (5xx2)/(6xx2) + 5/12 = 10/12 + 5/ 12 = 15/12#

So we "kind of" have #8 15/12#,

Simplify #15/12 = 1 3/12 = 1 1/4# so that #8 15/12 = 9 1/4#,