Question

Larry studied 2 1/4 hours Monday. He studied 2 5/6 hours Tuesday. Write an addition sentence to show how many hours he spent studying Monday and Tuesday.

Answer 1

`\[5(1)/(12)\]`

Explanation:

Number of hours studied by Larry on Monday =
`\[2(1)/(4)\]`

Number of hours studied by Larry on Tuesday =
`\[2(5)/(6)\]`

Total number of hours studied by Larry on Monday and Tuesday =
`\[2(1)/(4)+2(5)/(6)\]`

=
`\[(9)/(4)+(17)/(6)\]`

=
`\[(27)/(12)+(34)/(12)\]`

=
`\[(61)/(12)\]`

=
`\[5(1)/(12)\]`