Question

Ahoy there, matey! Our pirate ship had 5/6 of a treasure chest full of gold.

Answer 1

Answer:

1 $\frac{5}{24}$ teasure chests of gold

Step-by-step explanation:

Since this is a problem of adding or subtracting fractions, you will have to do one or the other to solve.  Since the pirates already had $\frac{5}{6}$ of a treasure chest of gold and stole another $\frac{3}{8}$ of a treasure chest to add to their collection, we need to add these two fractions:

$\frac{5}{6}+\frac{3}{8}$

In order to add or subtract fractions, you need to have a common denominator.  Choosing a common denominator means looking for the lowest common multiple of the two denominators:

6: 6, 12, 18, 24

8: 8, 16, 24

$\frac{5}{6}=\frac{20}{24}and\frac{3}{8}=\frac{9}{24}$

Add them together:  $\frac{20}{24}+\frac{9}{24}=\frac{29}{24}=1\frac{5}{24}$