Sunday, May 16, 2010

In a bag of candy 1/3 of the candy is cinnamon and 3/8of the candy is spearrmint. what fraction of the candy i

in a bag of candy 1/3 of the candy is cinnamon and 3/8of the candy is spearrmint. what fraction of the candy is either cinnamon or spearmint?

In a bag of candy 1/3 of the candy is cinnamon and 3/8of the candy is spearrmint. what fraction of the candy i
i think it is spearmint 9/24 and cinammon 8/24





so 17/24 is one or the other.
Reply:cinnamon or spearmint refers to both so you just add the two fractions together. Make the fractions have a common denominator. So 1/3 can turn into 8/24 and 3/8 can turn into 9/24. Add the numerators so you get 17/24. Therefore the fraction of candy either cinnamon or spearment is 17/24
Reply:17/24ths?
Reply:5/6


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