The fraction he added is 6/30, or 1/5. I'm not 100% sure about the equation you want me to use but I did the work this way:
5/6+x/30=31/30 (the denominator has to equal 30 because you are adding. You need a common denominator which is why you need to change 5/6. We can label the numerator as a hidden value x)
25/30+x=31/30
You can then work backwards and basically subtract 25 from 31 and get 6; so x=6
90cm^3. First, determine the area of the right triangle face, A=1/2(b*h) - 1/2(4.5*5) = 11.25cm^2. This triangle is repeated over 8cm, so we multiply the 11.25cm^2 * 8cm = 90cm^3.
