Question

Melissa ate 1/2 of her salad for lunch and ate 4/9 of he salad for dinner. How much of her salad did she eat?

Answer 1

Answer: she ate 17/18

Explanation:

Melissa ate 1/2 of her salad for lunch and 4/9 for dinner. How much of her salad did she eat?

Answer 2

13/18

Explanation:

Since Melissa ate 1/2 of her salad during lunch, 1/2 of her salad should be left.

If she ate 4/9 of that 1/2 left over from lunch for dinner, 1/2 × 4/9 = 4/18

So she ate 1/2 + 4/18 of her salad in total.

9/18 + 4/18=

13/18 of her salad