The Lin family bought a dozen bagels. They ate 1/4 of the bagels today and 5/12 of the bagels yesterday. What fraction of the ba
gels did they eat in all? Explain how you found your answer.
1 answer:
Answer:
2/3
Step-by-step explanation:
To be able to find what the total fraction of bagels eaten, the fractions need to have common denominators. To do this, you multiply 1/4 by 3 in both the numerator and the denominator. Now that the two fractions have the same denominator, you can add the fraction's numerator to get the total fraction, 8/12. However, 8/12 can be simplified more, so you divide by 4 and end up with 2/3.
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