Question

A picture folder on Harry’s computer has 36 files in it. Pictures from his friends make up 1/6 of the files, and another 2/6 of the files are pictures from his sister. What fraction of the files are from Harry’s friends or his sister?

a) 1/6
b) 2/6
c) 3/6
d) 1/2

Answer 1

To find the fraction of files from Harry's friends or sister, we add the two fractions (1/6 and 2/6) to get 3/6, which simplifies to 1/2. Hence, 1/2 of the files are from Harry's friends or his sister.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the fraction of the files that are from Harry’s friends or his sister, we need to add the fractions representing each group. The fraction of the files from Harry’s friends is 1/6, and the fraction of the files from his sister is 2/6. When we add these fractions together, we get 1/6 + 2/6 = 3/6. So, 3/6 of the files are from Harry’s friends or his sister.

You've asked how to determine what fraction of the files in Harry's picture folder are from his friends or sister. To solve this, we'll add the fractions that represent the pictures from his friends (1/6) to the fractions that represent the pictures from his sister (2/6).

Adding these two fractions together, we get:

1/6 + 2/6 = 3/6

However, this can be simplified, since 3/6 is equivalent to 1/2. Therefore, 1/2 of the files are either from Harry's friends or his sister. So, the correct answer is (d) 1/2.