Ms. Fong class chose their favorite foods. 1/3 of the students chose hamburgers and 3/8 of the students chose pizza. What fraction of the students chose either hamburgers or pizza? 1/24, 6/48, 5/14 or 17/24

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Roy Harris

12 January, 19:47

Ms. Fong class chose their favorite foods. 1/3 of the students chose hamburgers and 3/8 of the students chose pizza. What fraction of the students chose either hamburgers or pizza? 1/24, 6/48, 5/14 or 17/24

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Milo · Answer 1

1/3 chose hamburger and 3/8 chose pizza

add them together

1/3 + 3/8

get a common denominator of 24

1/3 * 8/8 + 3/8 * 3/3

8/24 + 9/24

17/24

Choice D

Simon Spence · Answer 2

1/3 chose hamburger and 3/8 chose pizza

add them together

1/3 + 3/8

get a common denominator of 24

1/3 * 8/8 + 3/8 * 3/3

8/24 + 9/24

17/24

Choice D