At Mary's party, 4/8 of the guest had chocolate ice cream and 3/8 cups f the guest had strawberry ice cream. What fraction of the ice cream was either chocolate or strawberry?

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Tristen

27 March, 21:05

At Mary's party, 4/8 of the guest had chocolate ice cream and 3/8 cups f the guest had strawberry ice cream. What fraction of the ice cream was either chocolate or strawberry?

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Kristian Sampson · Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

In this question, we are asked to calculate the fraction of the ice cream that was ether chocolate or strawberry. We proceed as follows:

To get the fraction of the ice cream that was either chocolate or strawberry, we simply add the fractions together.

The addition brings the value to 4/8 + 3/8 = 7/8

The fraction of the ice cream that Was either chocolate or strawberry is 7/8