Question

Lena watched a beetle on the sidewalk. It crawled 5/6 of a yard, then rested for a bit, and then crawled 1/12 of a yard farther. How far did the beetle crawl in all?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

Answer:

11/12

Step-by-step explanation:

You have to add the fractions. To do this, you need common denominators.

1. To get 5/6 to have a denominator of 12, multiply 6 by 2. You do this because 6x2 is 12
2. If you do something to the denominator, you have to do it to the numerator as well. So do 5x2 to get 10
3. Your new fraction is 10/12
4. 10/12+1/12 is 11/12