Question

Starting from scratch, Edgar finished 1/4 of a reading assignment Monday afternoon and

another 1/4 of it on Tuesday afternoon. What fraction of the reading assignment was done by
Tuesday night?

Answer 1

`(1)/(4) + (1)/(4) = (2)/(4) = (1)/(2)`

Edgar completed half of his assignment by Tuesday night. (
`(1)/(2)` )

Answer 2

Edgar was done with 1/2 of the reading by Tuesday night.

Explanation:

If Edgar had read 1/4 of the book twice, then we multiply 1/4 * 2, which is 2/4.

2/4 simplifies to 1/2.