Question

Lisa and Ann are eating a box of crackers. Lisa eats 3/6 of the box,and Ann eats 1/4 of the box.How much of the box did the two girls eat together?

Answer 1

Lisa and Ann ate 3/4 of the box together

Solution:

Given that,

Lisa and Ann are eating a box of crackers

`Lisa\ ate = (3)/(6)\\\\Ann\ ate = (1)/(4)`

How much of the box did the two girls eat together?

`Together\ eaten = Lisa\ ate + Ann\ ate\\\\Together\ eaten = (3)/(6) + (1)/(4)\\\\Together\ eaten = (1)/(2) + (1)/(4)\\\\Together\ eaten = (1 * 2)/(2 * 2) + (1)/(4)\\\\Together\ eaten = (2)/(4) + (1)/(4)\\\\Together\ eaten = (3)/(4)`

Thus Lisa and Ann ate 3/4 of the box together