Question

ben uses 3/12 pound of strawberries and 2/12 pound of blueberries to make jam. how many pounds of berries does ben use to make jam? A. 1/12 B. 5/24 C. 5/12 D. 1/2 FIRST ONE WHO ANSWERS GETS BRAINLIEST!!!!

Answer 1

The answer is 5/12 because 2+3 is 5 and your denominator stays the same and you don't change the denominator

Answer 2

5/12
3/12+2/12=5/12
The denominator is the same so you add the numerators.