Question

Sammy eats 1/2 of the box
Tikki eats 1/8 of the box
Georgia eats 1/4 of the box

What fraction of a whole box do all three cats eat in all each day?

Explain the solution using words,numbers,and or models?

Answer 1

The cats eat 7/8 of a whole box each day.

Sammy- 1/2 = 4/8
Tikki- 1/8
Georgia- 1/4 = 2/8

4/8 + 1/8 + 2/8 = 7/8