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John plans to practice piano at least 2 1/2 hours this weekend. If he practices 1 1/6 hours on Saturday and 1 1/4 hours on Sunday, will he meet his goal?

No; he will practice a total of 2 5/15 hours, and 2 5/12 < 2 1/2
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Answer: No, he will not meet his goal.

Explanation:

You have to turn the denominator into a common denominator - 6 and 4 can both be multiplied to get 12 (6 by 2 & 4 by 3)

Then you have to multiply the numerator by 2 or 3 (for 1/6 you have to multiply both numbers by 2) (for 1/4 you have to multiply both numbers by 3)

Then you have to add the numbers (which should be 2/12 & 3/12)

So your answer should be only 2 5/12 (which is 1/12 less than needed)

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