Question

A recipe for nut bread calls for 2/4 cup of walnuts and 1/6 cup of pecans. What is

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{2}{3}$

Step-by-step explanation:

The question above is answered below.

$\frac{2}{4} + \frac{1}{6}$

Take the LCM of the denominators and simplify. The LCM is 12.

$\frac{6 + 2}{12}$

To get 6 + 2 above, we divide 12 by 4 which equals 3 then multiply 3 by 2, total 6. Similarly to get 2, we say 13 divided by 2, equals 2; 2 times 1 equals 2.

$= \frac{8}{12}$

The fraction above has to be simplified to reduced form. Thus the answer below.

$= \frac{2}{3}$

Therefore, the total amount of walnuts and pecans needed for the recipe is 2/3.