on saturday, it rained six sevenths of an inch. On Monday it rained an additional one fifth of an inch. what was the total rainfall on saturday and monday

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Alex Kosh asked Nov 25, 2022

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on saturday, it rained six sevenths of an inch. On Monday it rained an additional one fifth of an inch. what was the total rainfall on saturday and monday

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Alex Kosh asked Nov 25, 2022

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Rewrite the fractions so they have a common denominator:

6/7 = 30/35

1/5 = 7/35

Now add:

30/35 + 7/35 = 37/35

37/35 = 1 and 2/35 inches of rain

ICediCe answered Nov 30, 2022

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