Marissa worked 7 1/4 hours on Monday. She worked 9 3/4 hours on tuesday, how many hours did she work in all on monday and tuesday, is the answer 15 1/4 hours
No.
7 + 9 is more than 15.
no, that is not the answer.
what is 1/4 + 3/4 ?
then add 7+9
now add both of those results together.
Is the answer 16 4/4 hours
That's right. Now simplify it.
Is the answer 16 1/4 hours
No.
4/4 = 1
Think of a pizza cut into 4 pieces. Each piece is 1/4 of the pizza. 4/4 = 1 whole.