Question

Ace competed in a race in which she swam 1/2 of a mile, ran 5 1/3 miles, and biked 9 1/6. How many miles was the race, in total?

Answer 1

15 miles
Need to find the least common denominator

Answer 2

1/2 + 5 1/3 + 9 1/6 = ?
The first step is to get the whole numbers out of the way and add the fractions first
1/2 + 1/3 + 1/6 
To add the fractions they all need to have the same denominator and the least common denominator is 6 so...
3/6 + 2/6 + 1/6+ = 6/6 or 1
and now you can add the other whole numbers to the product
1 + 5 + 9 = 15
The final answer is 15 miles