WORD PROBLEM:
Today, Johns lemon stand sold 9 1/2 lemons. Down the street, Stevens lemon stand sold 2 5/6 more lemons than John did. How many lemons did Steven sell?
Since its saying Steven sold 2 5/6 more lemons than john did, you have to add Stevens fraction to john’s fraction to find out the how much lemon Steven sold all together.
9 1/2 + 2 5/6 (change to in improper fraction)
= 19/2 + 17/6
(19×6=144)/(2×6=12) + (17×2= 34)/(6×2=12)
= 144/12 + 34/12 = 178/12 (Find the Greatest Common Factor)
GCF of 178 and 12 = 2
Now you divide 178 and 12 by 2.
178/12 = 89/6 (now you change the fraction to a mixed fraction)
89/6 = 14 5/6
Steven sold 14 5/6 lemons.