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

Answer:

5/8

Step-by-step explanation:

2/8 + 3/8 is 5/8

Answer 2

Answer:

5/8

Step-by-step explanation:

With like denominators we can operate on just the numerators:

$\frac{2+3}{9}$

=$\frac{5}{8}$