Question

On Friday, Carlotta had 6/8 of her paper left to write. She wrote 2/6 of the paper on Saturday and ¼ of the paper on Sunday. At the end of the weekend, what fraction of her paper does Carlotta have left to write?

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{1}{6}$

Step-by-step explanation:

Skills needed: Fraction Subtraction, Least Common Denominator (LCD)

1) $\frac{6}{8} - \frac{2}{6} - \frac{1}{4}$ is the operation you would do.

--> You would do this because, Carlotta has $\frac{6}{8}$ of the paper left, and does one fraction amount ($\frac{2}{6}$) on Saturday & does another fraction amount ($\frac{1}{4}$) on Sunday.

-->  Using subtraction is the best way

2) Now, we need to figure out the Least Common Denominator for all 3 fractions.

8,6,4 are the denominators.

The lowest number that is a factor of all them is 24.

So, it would then become $\frac{18}{24} - \frac{8}{24} - \frac{6}{24}$

This would become: $\frac{18-8-6}{24}$ (18-8-6 = 4)

So then: $\frac{4}{24}$ is your answer.

This simplifies into $\frac{1}{6}$.

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