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Mother spends 3 2/3 hours washing the clothes and 1 1/2 hours in ironing them. How many hours in all did she work on the clothes?

A. 5 1/6
B. 6 5/6
C. 5 5/6
D. 4 1/6


Sagot :

Answer:

D. 4 1/6

Explanation:

Mother spend 4 1/6 hours in all working on the clothes.

A. 5 1/6

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[tex] \mathbb{SOLUTION: \: }\boxed{ \begin{array}{} \sf3 \frac{2}{3} + 1\frac{1}{2} \\ \\ \sf3 \frac{2}{3} \times \frac{2}{2} = 3 \frac{4}{6} \\ \\ \sf1 \frac{1}{2} \times \frac{3}{3} = 1 \frac{3}{6} \\ \\ \sf 3 \frac{4}{6} + 1 \frac{3}{6} = 4 \frac{7}{6} \: or \: 5 \frac{1}{6} \end{array}} [/tex]