Question

you drink one fourth of a pitcher of Kool-Aid your friend drinks 7/12 of the pitcher what fraction of the pitcher do you and your friend drink

Answer 1

The Answer is 5/6. how you reach this answer is by finding the common denominator, which in this case is 12. So you multiply the numerator and the denominator by 3, which will become 3/12. You then add the two fractions and then simplify to get 5/6. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

1/4 is equal to 3/12 and 3/12 + 7/12 = 10/12 or 5/6