This task is about estimating a sum of fractions.
These questions are about estimating not solving to find the exact answer. For the each of the following three problems:
- Estimate what you think the sum of all the fractions is; and
- Explain how you worked out the estimate.
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a)
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\(8 \over 9\) + \(14 \over 15\) + 2\(1 \over 6\)
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b)
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\(7 \over 15\) + \(11 \over 12\) + \(19 \over 18\) + 3
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c)
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2\(3 \over 4\) + \(1 \over 2\) + 2\(5 \over 8\) + \(3 \over 11\)
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