Question

1/6 of an advertising catalog page is dedicated for a drawing, 5/18 for an advertisement and 1/9 for another advertisement. The rest of the page is covered with a text. Does the text cover more than half of the page?

Answer 1

No

Explanation:

In other words, does the sum of 5/18, 1/9 and 1/6 exceed, equal or come out to less than 1/2?

The LCD of 5/18, 1/9 and 1/6 is 18. Thus, these three fractions are equal to

5/18, 2/9 and 3/18, and their sum is 10/18, or 5/9. Thus, the part of the page covered with text is 1 less 5/9, or 4/9. No, the text does not cover more than half of the page.