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1 January, 18:01

Mrs. Kong uses 1 over 3 of a stick of butter in a sauce she then uses 5 over 8 of the butter to make garlic bread what fraction of the stick of butter is left?

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  1. 1 January, 18:45
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    Answer=1/24

    1/3+5/8=

    to solve for this, we need the denominators of the fractions to match.

    The LCM of 3 and 8 is 24

    1/3=8/24

    5/8=15/24

    8/24+15/24=23/24

    Now if we're using 23/24, then only 1/24 is left.

    24/24-23/24=1/24
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