To answer this question, we can realize that we have mixed fractions. Then we need to add integers and fractions separately as follows:
1. We have:
[tex]3\frac{5}{24}+6\frac{7}{24}+9\frac{9}{24}[/tex]2. And this expression is equivalent to:
[tex]3+\frac{5}{24}+6+\frac{7}{24}+9+\frac{9}{24}[/tex]3. Now, we can add the integer parts, and the fractional parts separately as follows:
[tex](3+6+9)+(\frac{5}{24}+\frac{7}{24}+\frac{9}{24})[/tex]4. Therefore:
[tex]18+\frac{5+7+9}{24}=18+\frac{21}{24}[/tex]5. We finally need to simplify the fraction, and then we will have:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{21}{24}=\frac{\frac{21}{3}}{\frac{24}{3}}=\frac{7}{8} \\ 18+\frac{7}{8}=18\frac{7}{8} \end{gathered}[/tex]In summary, therefore, we have that the sum of the above fractions is:
[tex]18\frac{7}{8}[/tex][Option C.]