Question

In the morning, Blake read 1 2/5 pages in his graphic novel. After lunch, he read another 1 1/2 pages. How many pages did he read in all ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

$2 \frac{9}{10}$ pages

Step-by-step explanation:

$\begin{aligned}1 \frac{2}{5}+1 \frac{1}{2}&=\dfrac{5 \times 1+2}{5}+\dfrac{2 \times 1+1}{2}\\\\ & =\dfrac{7}{5}+\dfrac{3}{2}\\\\ & =\dfrac{7\times 2}{5 \times 2}+\dfrac{3 \times 5}{2 \times 5}\\\\ & = \dfrac{14}{10}+\dfrac{15}{10}\\\\ & = \dfrac{29}{10}\\\\ & = 2 \dfrac{9}{10}\end{aligned}$

Answer 2

Add both amount of pages .

$\\ \rm\Rrightarrow 1\dfrac{2}{5}+1\dfrac{1}{2}$

$\\ \rm\Rrightarrow \dfrac{7}{5}+\dfrac{3}{2}$

$\\ \rm\Rrightarrow \dfrac{14+15}{10}$

$\\ \rm\Rrightarrow \dfrac{29}{10}$

$\\ \rm\Rrightarrow 2\dfrac{9}{10}$pages