Question

Margie's grandmother gave her a box of chocolates last week. She ate 1/2 of the box of chocolates by herself and shared 2/6 of the total box of chocolates with her dad. What's the total amount of the box of chocolates that was eaten by Margie and her dad.

Answer 1

`(5)/(6)`

Step-by-step explanation

We want to find the total amount of chocolates that was eaten by Margie and her dad.

To do this, we have to find the sum of the amount she ate and the amount her dad ate.

That is:

`\begin{gathered} (1)/(2)+(2)/(6) \\ ((3\cdot1)+(1\cdot2))/(6) \\ (3+2)/(6) \\ =(5)/(6) \end{gathered}`

That is the answer.