Question

A family member has two and one fifth yds of ribbon, and you add two thirds yds to it. How much ribbon would you each get if you split the total amount in half?

forty three over fifteen
thirty four over fifteen
forty three over thirty
twenty two over thirty

Answer 1

• C) forty three over thirty

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Add up the two numbers:

• two and one fifth + two thirds =

• 2 1/5 + 2/3 =
• 11/5 + 2/3 = Covert mixed number to fraction
• 3*11/(3*5) + 5*2/(5*3) = Common denominator is 3*5 = 15
• 33/15 + 10/15 = Add up fractions
• 43/15 Sum

Split this in half:

• 43/15 : 2 = 43/30

This is matching the third option.