Question

(25 points)

Katy eats a quarter of an orange and her friend eats another
`(3)/(8)` of it. What fraction of the orange is eaten? Please help me, thanks.

Answer 1

Explanation:

1/4 + 3/8 = 2/8 + 3/8 = 5/8

5/8 of the orange is eaten.

Answer 2

5/8

Explanation:

We need to add to find out how much of the orange was eaten.

1/4 + 3/8

Let's get a common denominator of 8

1/4 *2/2 +3/8

2/8 +3/8 = 5/8

5/8 of the orange was eaten