Question

On a hot day, Gabrielle poured 1/8 of a bucket of water into a plastic wading pool. A few minutes later she added another 1/2 of a bucket. How much water did Gabrielle pour into the pool?

Answer 1

5/8 of a bucket of water

Step-by-step explanation:

Initial amount poured = 1/8 bucket of water

An addition of 1/2 bucket into the the pool

Total amount of water in the pool = 1/8 bucket of water + 1/2 bucket of water

`\begin{gathered} (1)/(8)+(1)/(2),\text{ }LCM\text{ = 8} \\ \frac{1(1)\text{ +4(1)}}{8} \end{gathered}`
`=(1+4)/(8)=\text{ 5/8}`

Total water in the pool is 5/8 of a bucket of water