Question

Abput 1/4 of fruit punch is pineapple juice. About 1/6 of the punch is orange juice. Write and solve an equation to find the fraction of the punch that is pineapple juice or orange juice

Answer 1

5/12

Explanation:

Given

Fraction of punch that is pineapple juice = 1/4

Fraction of punch that is orange = 1/6

Taking the sum;

fraction of the punch that is pineapple juice or orange juice = 1/4 + 1/6

fraction of the punch that is pineapple juice or orange juice = 3+2/12

fraction of the punch that is pineapple juice or orange juice = 5/12

Hence the fraction of the punch that is pineapple juice or orange juice is 5/12