Question

Gail read 2/15 of a book on Monday and 3/5 of the book on Tuesday. What fraction of the book did she read on Monday and Tuesday?

Answer 1

Gail read `11/15` of the book.

Explanation:

`2/15 + 3/5`

The least common denominator is 15:

`2/15 + 3/5 = 2/15 + (3xx3)/(5xx5)`

`= 2/15 + 9/15`

`= 11/15`