Question

Manny and Susan have an egg carton full of eggs to use for their science project. Manny uses 1/3 of the eggs and Susan uses 1/2 of the eggs. Which fraction of the eggs did Manny and Susan use for their project?



A. 5/6 of the eggs


B. 2/5 of the eggs


C. 2/3 of the eggs


D. 1/5 of the eggs

Answer 1

This is asking you to add both fractions.
You would start with 1/2 and add 1/3.
1/2 + 1/3 = 5/6

The answer is 5/6.