Question

Tommy, Luisa, and Ben painted a room. Tommy painted 1/3 of the room

and Luisa painted 2/5 of the room. What fraction of the room did Ben
paint?
O
1/4
3/7
O
4/15
6/11
Please help!!

Answer 1

Ben painted
`(4)/(15)` of the room

Explanation:

For this, you must add
`(2)/(5) + (1)/(3)`

5 (3) = 15

In order to get 5 to 15, you multiply by 3, therefore

2(3) = 6

In order to get 3 to 15, you multiply by 5, therefore

1(5) = 5

Which means you now have,

`(6)/(15) + (5)/(15)`

Which is equal to

`(11)/(14)`

Now an equation can be set up

11 + X = 15

-11 -11

X = 4

Ben painted
`(4)/(15)` of the room

-Hope this helps!

Answer 2

4/15

Explanation: