Question

Katie brought 5/6 pounds of candy to a slumber party tori brought 1/3 pound of candy how much candy did the girls have altogether

Answer 1

1
`(1)/(6)` pounds of candy

Explanation:

Add together the fractions by creating a common denominator of 6:

`(5)/(6) + (1)/(3)`

`(5)/(6) + (2)/(6)`

=
`(7)/(6)`

Simplify into a mixed fraction:

= 1
`(1)/(6)`

So, the girls had 1
`(1)/(6)` pounds of candy