Question

Stacy is building a candy house. She worked on it 3 2/3 hours before lunch and 6 1/4 hours after lunch. How many total hours did Stacy spend working on the candy house?

Answer 1

To calculate the total nmber of hours, we will simply add

`3(2)/(3)+6(1)/(4)`

Let's add the whole number part, then add the fraction part

That is;

`3+6+(2)/(3)+(1)/(4)`
`=9+(8+3)/(12)`
`=9(11)/(12)\text{ hours}`

The above is the total number of hour she spent.