At the local nursery, 1/4 of the plants for sale are flowers and another 3/5 of them are bushes. What fraction of the plants for sale are either flowers or bushes?

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Robin Gugel asked Dec 13, 2023

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At the local nursery, 1/4 of the plants for sale are flowers and another 3/5 of them are bushes. What fraction of the plants for sale are either flowers or bushes?

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17/20

Explanation:

1/4 +3/5 simplify into:

5/20 + 12/20= 17/20

William Denton answered Dec 18, 2023

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