Question

At the local nursery, 1/6 of the plants for sale are flowers and another 5/12 of them are

bushes. What fraction of the plants for sale are either flowers or bushes?
Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

Answer 1

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Answer:

7/12

Explanation:

The fraction that is flowers or bushes is the sum of the fraction that are flowers and the fraction that are bushes:

flowers + bushes = 1/6 + 5/12 = 2/12 + 5/12 = 7/12

7/12 are either flowers or bushes.