Solve (1/6+1)*15

$$( \frac{ 1 }{ 6 } +1) \times 15$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{35}{2}=17.5$$

Solution Steps

Convert 1 to fraction \frac{6}{6}.

$$\left(\frac{1}{6}+\frac{6}{6}\right)\times 15$$

Since \frac{1}{6} and \frac{6}{6} have the same denominator, add them by adding their numerators.

$$\frac{1+6}{6}\times 15$$

Add 1 and 6 to get 7.

$$\frac{7}{6}\times 15$$

Express \frac{7}{6}\times 15 as a single fraction.

$$\frac{7\times 15}{6}$$

Multiply 7 and 15 to get 105.

$$\frac{105}{6}$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{105}{6} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{35}{2}$$

Factor

$$\frac{5 \cdot 7}{2} = 17\frac{1}{2} = 17.5$$