SOLUTION: John worked 2 & 2/3 hours on his garden and then worked for 4 & 1/2 hours on his basement. How many total hours did John Work? Mark

SOLUTION: John worked 2 & 2/3 hours on his garden and then worked for 4 & 1/2 hours on his basement. How many total hours did John Work? Mark_Matheny@hotmail.com

Question 534915: John worked 2 & 2/3 hours on his garden and then worked for 4 & 1/2 hours on his basement. How many total hours did John Work?
Mark_Matheny@hotmail.com
Answer by Iluvidina(15) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
He worked 17 hours total
You want to find out how many hours he worked total
First thing to do would be to add both of the fractions together
So your equation would be 2 2/3+4 1/2
Then you would make both of those fractions into improper fractions so that you can add them together
so, to put 2 2/3 into an improper fraction, you would multiply the whole number by the denominator, then add the numerator
So, it would look like this: (3 x 2)+2, equaling 8
So, the equation would now look like this: 8+4 1/2
Then you would do the same thing with 4 1/2 that you did with 2 2/3
So it would be (2 x 4)+1, equaling 9
Then you simply add 8 and 9 together and your answer is 17
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