Question

lisa drank 1/3 quart of orange juice and lane drank 1/2 quart of orange juice. how many quarts did they drink together

Answer 1

`(5)/(6)` quarts

Explanation:

Total amount of drinks =
`(1)/(3)` +
`(1)/(2)`

You would want to make the denominators the same before adding them, so I will multiply the first fraction by 2 and the second one by 3 so their denominators are 6.

`(1)/(3)` +
`(1)/(2)` =
`(2)/(6)` +
`(3)/(6)`

Now we can directly add them together while keeping the denominator the same.

`(2)/(6)` +
`(3)/(6)` =
`(5)/(6)` quarts