Question

PLEASE HELP

Sally purchased 24 pencils.

1
8
of the pencils are blue.
1
6
of the pencils are red.
How many pencils are neither blue nor red?

A.17
B.14
C.7
D4

Answer 1

17 = A

Explanation:

Add 1/8 + 1/6 to get 7/24 so 24/24 - 7/24 would be 17/24 there are 17 pencils neither blue nor red