What is the sum of one and three fourths and two and five sixths?

Answer 1

1 3/4 + 2 5/6 (the common denominator is 12)

= 1 (3x 3)/(4x3) + 2 (5x2)/(6x2)

= 1 9/12 + 2 10/12

= (1 + 2) + (9/12 + 10/12)

= 3 + 19/12

= 3 + 1 7/12

= 4 7/12