Question

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ann finished a paper in \frac{1}{3} hours.then completed it in \frac{1}{2} hours. what was the total amount of time ann spent doing these two papers

Answer 1

Hi there!

Total time spent by Ann on th' papers :-


`\frac {1}{3}` +
`\frac {1}{2}` =
`\frac {2 + 3}{6}` =
`\frac {5}{6}`

Hence,
Ann's total time spent =
`\frac {5}{6}` i.e. 50 minutes.

~ Hope it helps!

Answer 2

Hi there! The answer is 5/6 hours (which is 50 minutes)

To find the total time Ann spent on her papers, we must add the fractions.

`(1)/(3) + (1)/(2) = (2)/(6) + (3)/(6) = (5)/(6)`

In the first step, we had to make the denominators the same. We need to use the LCM of the numbers 2 and 3. LCM(2,3) = 6.

In the second step we added the fractions. Remember that we only need to add the numerators (the denominator remains the same).

~ Hope this helps you!