Question

Johnny and Elizabeth were playing a video game and trying to get all of the treasure. Johnny got 1/3 of the treasure. Elizabeth got 5/9 of the treasure. Together, Johnny and Elizabeth got what fraction of the treasure?

Answer 1

Johnny and Elizabeth got 8/9

Answer 2

they got
`(8)/(9)` of treasure.

Explanation:

Johnny and Elizabeth were playing a video game and trying to get all of the treasure.

Johnny got
`(1)/(3)` of the treasure.

Elizabeth go
`(5)/(9)` of the treasure.

We have to calculate Johnny and Elizabeth together got what fraction the treasure.

So we add both the fractions.

`(1)/(3)` +
`(5)/(9)`

=
`(3+5)/(9)`

=
`(8)/(9)`

Together, they got
`(8)/(9)` of treasure.