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Example Question #181 : Rational Numbers
In a jar of marbles,
of the marbles are red and of the marbles of blue. What fraction of the jar of marbles are red and blue marbles?
To find out what fraction of the jar are red and blue marbles, add
and together.First, you need to convert the fractions so that they have the same denominator. Since
is a multiple of , you only need to change one fraction.
Now, add the fractions together.
Example Question #182 : Rational Numbers
Jim baked two batches of cookies. In the first batch, he used
cup of sugar. In his second batch, he used cups of sugar. In cups, how much sugar did he use in total?
To find how much sugar he used in total, add
and together.
First, make sure that both fractions have the same denominator before you add them. Since
is a multiple of , you will need to convert into by multiplying both numerator and denominators by .
Now, add the fractions.
Example Question #2 : How To Add Fractions
Lucy gave away
of her hair ribbons to Megan and of her hair ribbons to Patrice. What fraction of her hair ribbons did Lucy give away?
You will need to add together
and .Since
is a multiple of , we can use as the common denominator.Then,
Example Question #8 : How To Add Fractions
Michael ate
of a cake for breakfast, and then of the same cake for dinner. How much of the cake did Michael eat?
To figure out how much cake Michael ate, you will need to add the two fractions given in the question.
First, find the common denominator of both fractions and convert them so that they have that denominator.
Now, add the fractions.
Example Question #182 : Fractions
On a certain game show, the audience is polled.
of the audience enjoys playing football, and of the audience enjoys playing basketball. What fraction of the audience enjoys playing football and basketball?
Add the fractions together. In order to do so, you will need to convert
so that it shares the same denominator as .
Now, add the fractions.
Example Question #61 : Operations With Fractions
Solve,
Since the denominators for the fractions are the same, keep the denominator and add the numerators.
Example Question #182 : Rational Numbers
On a given week, Jeremy spends
of his time working on homework and of his time doing chores. What fraction of his time is spent doing homework and doing chores?
To find how much time Jeremy spends doing his homework and his chores, add together
and .First, convert both fractions so that they have the same denominator.
Now, you can add the fractions together.
Example Question #12 : How To Add Fractions
Solve,
In order to add the fractions, you need to first find a common denominator. For
and , the least common denominator is .
Then,
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Reciprocal Of A Fraction
Give the reciprocal of 0.8.
The reciprocal of a number is the quotient of 1 and that number. Divide 1 by 0.8 by moving the decimal point to the right in each number one place:
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Reciprocal Of A Fraction
Give the reciprocal of 0.75.
The reciprocal of a number is the quotient of 1 and the number.
Divide 1 by 0.75 by moving the decimal point to the right in each number two places:
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