Question

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Dan bought a bag of skittles. 1/2 of the skittles in his bag were red and 2/8 of the skittles in his bag were blue. What fraction of the skittles in the bag were either red or blue?

Answer 1

6/8

simplified: 3/4

Explanation:

this is addition

first multiply 1/2 by 4 to get 4/8

then add: 4/8+2/8= 6/8

Answer 2

6/8

just add the fractions together after making the bottom the same