Question

Sam has the lead role in the school play. He still has to memorize 1/2 of his lines. Suppose Sam memorizes 1/3 of his lines today. What fractions of his lines will he have left to memorize?

Answer 1

1/6

Explanation:

The fractions of his lines will he have left to memorize is calculated as:

Number of lines he has to memorize - Number of line he memorized today

Number of lines he has to memorize = 1/2

Number of line he memorized today = 1/3

Hence,

= 1/2 - 1/3

Lowest Common Denominator = 6

= 3 - 2/6

= 1/6

Answer 2

Answer: 1/6

Explanation:

Since Sam has to memorize 1/2 of his lines and he memorizes 1/3 of his lines today, the fractions of his lines that he has left to memorize will be gotten by subtracting 1/3 from 1/2. This will be:

= 1/2 - 1/3

= 3/6 - 2/6

= 1/6

Therefore, he has 1/6 of his lines left to memorize.