Question

on saturday, it rained six sevenths of an inch. On Monday it rained an additional one fifth of an inch. what was the total rainfall on saturday and monday

Answer 1

Rewrite the fractions so they have a common denominator:

6/7 = 30/35

1/5 = 7/35

Now add:

30/35 + 7/35 = 37/35

37/35 = 1 and 2/35 inches of rain