Question

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Kim loves to read. She reads at least one book every week. On Monday, Kim read 1/4 of her new book. On Tuesday, she read 1/5 of the same book. About how much of the book has Kim read? A) About 1/2 B) More than 3/4 C) Less than 1/3 D) More than 1/2

Answer 1

the answer is B) more than 3/4

if you add them up 1/4 + 1/5 you get 9/20

Answer 2

Kim loves to read. She reads at least one book every week. On Monday, Kim read 1/4 of her new book. On Tuesday, she read 1/5 of the same book. About how much of the book has Kim read?

A) About 1/2

B) More than 3/4

C) Less than 1/3

D) More than 1/2

Explanation:

Respectively we will say the book has One thousand pages (1000) . Now we find 1/4 of a 1000 which is 250 , then we find 1/5 of a 1000 which is 200. Now we add them together which is 250+200=450 . 450 / 1000 = 9/20 which is about a half