Question

a farm loan officer has a four-drawer cabinet. one drawer is 3/5 full, one drawer is 1/2 full, one drawer is 2/3 full, and one drawer is 3/4 full. can the contents be combined into three drawers? explain.

Answer 1

Yes

Explanation:

3/5, 1/2, 2/3, and 3/4 must be 3 or lower if added together.

We need to find the LCM of the denominators. The LCM, or lowest common multiple, of the denominators is 60. So we have to multiply the fractions by the LCM and add them up.

36 + 30 + 40 + 45 = 151.

60 x 3 = 180.

151 isn't up to 180, so yes. And also, if you divide 151 by 60, you would get 2.52 approximately.