Question

Sally had 2/9 of a cup of pudding as a snack after school and she had 1/4 of a cup of pudding as dessert after dinner. Sally estimated that that she had about of a cup of pudding today. Is Sally's estimate reasonable?

A.
Yes, because and .
B.
No, because .
C.
Yes, because he added the numerators.
D.
No, because and .

Answer 1

Sally had about a half cup of pudding. If you make both numbers have the same denominator, you would get 8/36 and 9/36. Add them together, and you get 17/36, which is almost half.