Question

Emma took 20 1/4 cookies for her sleepover there was 50 1/2, Ava took 20 1/6 how many cookies did they both take

Answer 1

40 5/12

Explanation:

The cookies they both took can be determined by adding 10 1/4 and 20 1/6 together

`20(1)/(4) + 20(1)/(6)`

`40(6 + 4)/(24)`

`40(10)/(24)`

the fraction is not in its simplest form, To transform the fraction to its simplest form, divide both the numerator and the denominator by 2

40 5/12