Question

mayas parents keep a chart on the wall where they mark how much maya grows each year. when maya was 15, she grew 3 1/3 inches and when she was 16, she grew 1 inch. in total, how much did maya grow in during those two years? write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. inches

Explanation:

Step1: Convert 1 to a fraction with denominator 3

$1=\frac{3}{3}$

Step2: Add the growth amounts

$3\frac{1}{3}+1 = \frac{3\times3 + 1}{3}+\frac{3}{3}=\frac{9 + 1}{3}+\frac{3}{3}=\frac{10}{3}+\frac{3}{3}=\frac{10 + 3}{3}=\frac{13}{3}=4\frac{1}{3}$

Answer:

$4\frac{1}{3}$ inches