Answer:
5/12
Step-by-step explanation:
1/4 of the cakes is 60 divided by 4 which is 15. That goes to Helen
20 go to Sue
so far, he has given away 35 cakes out of the 60
he is left with 25 cakes
that is 25/60 which can be simplified to 5/12
Hello there!
For this you simply need to give both fractions a common denominator!
The easiest way to do this specific problem would be to make the denominator 12. Why 12? Because 4 x 3 = 12.
So:
1/4 --> ?/12 --> 1 (3) / 12 --> 3/12
2/3 --> ?/12 --> 2 (4) / 12 --> 8/12
Total amount of time means the sum (adding them together).
When adding fractions, you MUST have a common denominator! (Which is what we just did).
So 3/12 + 8/12 = (8+3) / 12 = 11/12 hours
Notice how the denominator stayed the same? When adding/subtracting fractions, the denominator stays the same! :)
Hope this helped!
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2/15
90 ÷ 6 = 15
Theoretical probability would be 15 due to the equation above
