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-first turn 8 5/6, 24 1/3 and 8 1/2 into improper fractions ( multiply whole number by denominator and add numerator)
- 8 5/6: 6 x 8+ 5= 53
- improper fraction is 53/6
- 8 1/2: 8 x 2 + 1= 17
- improper fraction 17/2
- 24 1/3: 24 x 3 + 1= 73
Improper fraction: 73/3
- now find the least common denominator among these which is 6.
New fractions would be
146/6 + 53/6 + 51/6= 250/6
250/6 simplified to 41 and 2/3
Answer is 41 and 2/3