Question

On Friday 1/8 of band practice was spent trying on uniforms the band spent 1/6 of practice on marching the remaining practice time has been playing music what fraction of the practice time with spent playing music

Answer 1

2/3 of band practice was spent playing music.

Explanation:

First find the common denominator.

6 times 4 is 24

8 times 3 is 24

multiply the numerators by the same value as the denominator (for 1/8 both the 1 and the 8 would be multiplied by 3, and for 1/6 both the 1 and the six would be multiplied by 4)

4/24 + 3/24

next the questions is asking for the remaining practice time.

add numerators when the denominators are the same.

4 + 3 = 7

= 7/24

24/24 - 7/24 = 16/24

(24 - 7 = 16)

now divide both the numerator and denominator by the same number.

16 ÷ 8 = 2

24 ÷ 8 = 3

The answer would be that 2/3 of band practice was spent playing music.

Answer 2

Answer: 5/12 of the practice time was spent playing music.

Explanation:

On Friday 1/8 of band practice was spent trying on uniforms. The band spent 1/6 of practice on marching. It means that the total practice time spent on trying on uniforms and marching is

1/8 + 1/6 = (3 + 4)/24 = 7/24

The remaining practice time has been playing music. It means that the fraction of the practice spent in playing music is

1 - 7/12 = 5/12