What is the sum of $2 1/3, 3 5/6,$ and $6 2/3$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2018-01-30T15:35:28

$2 1/3 +3 5/6 +6 2/3$

$7/3 +23/6 +20/3$

$14/6 +23/6 +40/6$ (taking common denominator)

$(14+23+40)/6$

$77/6$

$12 5/6$

Answer 2 · 2018-01-30T15:37:51

See a solution process below:

First, the sum means to add. So, we can write the expression as:

$2 1/3 + 3 5/6 + 6 2/3$

We can rewrite this as:

$2 + 1/3 + 3 + 5/6 + 6 + 2/3 =>$

$2 + 3 + 6 + 1/3 + 5/6 + 2/3 =>$

$11 + 1/3 + 5/6 + 2/3$

We need each of the fractions over a common denominator:

$11 + (2/2 xx 1/3) + 5/6 + (2/2 xx 2/3) =>$

$11 + 2/6 + 5/6 + 4/6 =>$

$11 + (2 + 5 + 4)/6 =>$

$11 + 11/6 =>$

$11 + (6 + 5)/6 =>$

$11 + 6/6 + 5/6 =>$

$11 + 1 + 5/6 =>$

$12 + 5/6 =>$

$12 5/6$

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