Question

You use beads to make design. Of the beads, 1/3 are red and 1/6 are blue. The rest are white. What fraction of the beads are red red or blue?

Answer 1

1/2

Explanation:

First, let's find the GCF of 3 and 6. In this case, it's 6.

Then, lets convert every fraction so that the denominator is 6. 1/6 already has this property, so let's convert 1/3. And to do that, we multiply the fraction by 2/2.

`(1)/(3) * (2)/(2) = (2)/(6)`

Finally, we add the fraction of beads that are red and blue together, then simplify.

`(2)/(6) + (1)/(6)=(3)/(6) =(1)/(2)`

Therefore, the answer is 1/2.