Question

Joey ate one-half of the meatballs forlunch. He ate 2/7 of them for dinner.What fraction of the meatballs did heeat in all?

Answer 1

11/14

Step-by-step explanation:

For lunch, Joey ate one-half of the meatballs.

For dinner, Joey ate 2/7 of the meatballs.

The fraction of the meatball that he ate in total will be the total of both fractions.

`\begin{gathered} =(1)/(2)+(2)/(7) \\ =(7+4)/(14) \\ =(11)/(14) \end{gathered}`

Joey ate 11/14 of the meatballs in total.