Question

a school librarian ordered new books for the library. 1/3 are science 2/5 are biography and the rest of the books are fiction. What fraction of the books ordered are fiction?

Answer 1

Your correct Answer is 3/15

Answer 2

4/15

Explanation:

1/3 + 2/5

Use common denominator of 15

5/15 + 6/15 = 11/15

What fraction of the books ordered are fiction?

1 - 11/15

Use common denominator of 15

15/15 - 11/15 = 4/15