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Jenny spend 1/3 of her money on

stickers and 3/8 of her money on
candy. What fraction of her money
has she spent?

User IKoala
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Answer:

17/24

Explanation:

You need to add 1/3 and 3/8. To do this, you need to change the fractions to where they both have the same denominator. The smallest denominator of the fractions is 24.

To get the denominator of 24 on the 1/3, you had to multiply the 3 by 8. So, you need to do the same to the 1:

8 x 1 = 8

The first fraction is now:

8/24.

To get 24 on the 3/8, you had to multiply the 8 by 3. So, you need to do the same to the numerator, 3.

3 x 3 = 9.

The second fraction is now:

9/24.

Add 9 and 8, and keep the 24 the same.

9+8 = 17.

17/24

User Egor Margineanu
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1/3+ 3/8 = 17/24. Or 0.7083
User Zachary Espiritu
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