Question

Paloma eats 2 /8 of an apple in the morning and 3/ 8 more in the afternoon. How much of the apple did she eat in total?

Answer 1

5/8

Explanation:

With like denominators we can operate on just the numerators:

`(2+3)/(9)`

=
`(5)/(8)`

Answer 2

5/8

Explanation:

2/8 + 3/8 is 5/8