a) $\frac{1}{6} + \frac{3}{2} + \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{6} + \left( {\frac{3}{2} + \frac{1}{2}} \right) = \frac{1}{6} + \frac{4}{2} = \frac{1}{6} + \frac{{12}}{6} = \frac{{13}}{6}$
b) $\frac{3}{8} + \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{8} = \left( {\frac{3}{8} + \frac{1}{8}} \right) + \frac{1}{2} = \frac{1}{2} + \frac{1}{2} = \frac{2}{2} = 1$
c) $\frac{2}{5} + \frac{6}{{10}} + \frac{3}{5} = \frac{2}{5} + \frac{3}{5} + \frac{3}{5} = \frac{{2 + 3 + 3}}{5} = \frac{8}{5}$