Question

Tessa drank 5/6 of a cup of orange juice in the morning and 1/3 of a cup in the afternoon. How much orange juice did Tessa drink in all?

Answer 1

Answer: 7/6 cups

Step-by-step explanation:

We can find how much orange juice Tessa drank by adding the fractions together. We can find a common denominator to add these fractions together.

The least common multiple of the denominators, 3 and 6, is 6. Therefore, the common denominator will be 6. We can convert 1/3 to a denominator of 6 by multiplying both sides of the fraction by 2.

1/3 = 2/6

Now, add the fractions:

5/6 + 2/6 = 7/6

Tessa drank 7/6 cups of orange juice.