Question

Ahoy there, matey! Our pirate ship had 5/6 of a treasure chest full of gold.

Answer 1

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`(5)/(24)` teasure chests of gold

Explanation:

Since this is a problem of adding or subtracting fractions, you will have to do one or the other to solve. Since the pirates already had
`(5)/(6)` of a treasure chest of gold and stole another
`(3)/(8)` of a treasure chest to add to their collection, we need to add these two fractions:

`(5)/(6)+(3)/(8)`

In order to add or subtract fractions, you need to have a common denominator. Choosing a common denominator means looking for the lowest common multiple of the two denominators:

6: 6, 12, 18, 24

8: 8, 16, 24

`(5)/(6)=(20)/(24)and(3)/(8)=(9)/(24)`

Add them together:
`(20)/(24)+(9)/(24)=(29)/(24)=1(5)/(24)`