I'm doing Trades Math and as you can imagine it's bit confusing.
Let's say I'm trying to solve for the below question.
22' - 5 3/16"
10' - 1 1/2"
13' - 4 9/16"
+ __________
so here is what we get
v - v
45' - 10
ok then we now we work with 1/2. So with "x" it by 8 and get 8/16 now that we have that let's move on.
3/16 + 8/16 + 9/16 = 20/16 now we can't use 20/16 because it's irregular fraction so lets do 20 - 16 = 4 which is written as
16/16 + 4/16 = 4/16 or >>> 1 1/4
So the solution is
45' - 11 1/4'
This is where I'm confused since 16/16 give us 1 do I actually write it as 1 1/4 and then add that to the 10 making it 11 1/4 or does it stay as 10 1/4' ?
You are right: it is 45' - 11 1/4".
You have 45 feet + 10 inches + 20/16 inches.
20/16 inches is 1 and 1/4 inches, so you have 45 feet + 10 inches + 1 inch + 1/4 inch.
The 1 inch adds in with the 10 and you get 45 feet + 11 inches + 1/4 inch.