Question

Aubrey, a pet store employee, wants to fit two fish tanks on one table. One fish tank is 1/6 of a foot wide and the other fish tank is 5/6 of a foot wide. When placed next to each other, what is the total width of the two fish tanks? Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

Answer:

1/1

Step-by-step explanation:

1/6+5/6 simple adding with fractions its would be 1 foot

Answer 2

Answer:

6/6 or one foot.

Step-by-step explanation:

If one of the fish tanks is 5/6 of a foot wide, and the other is 1/6, add them together.

5/6+1/6=6/6 or 1 foot wide. 6/6 means a whole number.