Question

At Emily’s closet 1/3 of the cloths are white and 1/5 are black what. What fraction of Emilly’s clothes are black and white ?

Answer 1

5/8

Explanation:

Answer 2

8/15

1. Since 1/5 and 1/3 have different denominators, they cannot be added directly.
2. Multiply the denominators (5×3=15)
3. Multiply each with the other denominator 3×(1/5)=3/15, 5×(1/3)=5/15
4. Now, 3/15 +5/15=8/15