Question

lisa drank 1/3 quart of orange juice and lane drank 1/2 quart of orange juice. how many quarts did they drink together

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{5}{6}$ quarts

Step-by-step explanation:

Total amount of drinks = $\frac{1}{3}$ + $\frac{1}{2}$

You would want to make the denominators the same before adding them, so I will multiply the first fraction by 2 and the second one by 3 so their denominators are 6.  

$\frac{1}{3}$ + $\frac{1}{2}$ = $\frac{2}{6}$ + $\frac{3}{6}$

Now we can directly add them together while keeping the denominator the same.

$\frac{2}{6}$ + $\frac{3}{6}$ = $\frac{5}{6}$ quarts