Graham mixes up some mint green paint for his bathroom. He mixes 2 1/5 litres of white paint with 3 1/3 of green paint and 1/2 litre of blue paint. How many litres of mint green paint had Graham made altogether?
2+1/5+3+1/3+1/2
$$\\2+3+\frac{1}{5}+\frac{1}{3}+\frac{1}{2}\\\\$$
The lowest common denominator is 5*3*2=30
$$\\2+3+\frac{1*3*3}{5*3*2}+\frac{1*2*5}{3*2*5}+\frac{1*3*5}{2*3*5}\\\\
=5+\frac{9}{30}+\frac{10}{30}+\frac{15}{30}\\\\
=5+\frac{9+10+15}{30}\\\\
=5+\frac{34}{30}\\\\
=5+\frac{30+4}{30}\\\\
=5+\frac{30}{30}+\frac{4}{30}\\\\
=5+1+\frac{2}{15}\\\\
=6\;\frac{2}{15}\\\\$$
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