Question

Of the students in the band, 1/2 play the flute and another 1/8 play the clarinet.What fraction of the students in the band play either the flute or the clarient?write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

5/8

Step-by-step explanation:

The fraction of the students that play either the flute or the clarinet can be calculated as the sum of the fraction of students that play flute plus the fraction of students that play the clarinet.

So, the answer can be calculated as:

`(1)/(2)+(1)/(8)=(1(8)+2(1))/(2(8))=(8+2)/(16)=(10)/(16)=(5)/(8)`

Then, the fraction of students that play the flute or the clarinet is 5/8