Question

Describe 2 ways you could evaluate 37% of the sum of 27 3/5 and 15/9  

Answer 1

First way is create an equation like this:
$0.37(27 \frac{3}{5}+ \frac{15}{9})$ 
and calculating it.
Second way is to find 37% of each number and then add it
$0.37*27 \frac{3}{5}$ + $0.37* \frac{15}{9}$
In both cases the result is 10.829