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

It is 1/2

Explanation:

You make 1/3 the same denominator so it becomes 2/6.

2/6+1/6=3/6

Now when you simplify this you get 1/2.

Answer 2

Explanation:

1/3 is 2/6

2/6 + 1/6 = 3/6

3/6 = 1/2

answer 1/2 or half