Question

Aleena has a 1-gallon watering can that is full of water.She uses 3/8gallon to water her roses and 1/3gallon to water her geraniums. How much water did Aleena use to water both the roses and geraniums?

Answer 1

once you find your common denominator (24) you have to do the same to the numerator. So for the roses it would be 9/24 + 8/24 which is 17/24 for both roses and geraniums