Question

Draw a sketch to help you solve this problem. Express your answer in simplest form

Tom ate 1/6 of the loaf of bread in the morning and 3/6 of the loaf of bread in the afternoon.

How much of the bread did Tom eat?

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Answer 1

Tom ate 2/3 of the bread.

In adding fractions, there are three steps to follow.

Step 1. make sure that the denominators are the same.

1 3
---- + -----
6 6

Since both of our denominators are the same. We proceed to step 2.

Step 2. Add the numerators and place them above the denominator.

1 + 3 4
------- = ----
6 6

Step 3. Simplify the fraction.

4 2
---- = ----
6 3

The initial fraction is simplified by dividing both numerator and denominator by 2.