Question

Solve 1/7 + 5/6 Then use estimation to check for reasonableness. (Show your work).

Answer 1

\(\Large \color{MidnightBlue}{\rightarrow {1 \over 7} + {5 \over 6} = {6 \over 42} + {35 \over 42} }\)

Answer 2

After getting the fractions as like, you must add the numerators.

Answer 3

in the first step you need getting for 6 and 7 the common denominator so what will be 6*7=42
- than for this case you need multiplie the numerator of 7 by 6 and the numerator of 6 by 7
- so in this way will resulted

1/7 +5/6 = (1*6)/42 + (5*7)/42 =(6+35)/42 = 41/42