Eric eats 1/6 of an apple pie and Jack eats 1/4 of the appel pie. How much of the pie has been eaten?

A 1/5
B 5/12
C 7/12
D 1/3

Question

Eric eats 1/6  of an apple pie and Jack eats 1/4 of the appel pie. How much of the pie has been eaten?

A 1/5
B 5/12
C 7/12
D 1/3

karabella98 · Answer

You have to add the fractions, but to do that you have to find the least common denominator

anonymous · Answer

The equation would look like this $$\frac{ 1 }{ 6 } + \frac{ 1 }{ 4 }$$
However, you need to find the LCD before you add.

anonymous · Answer

it would be 5/12 cause the lease common deminator is 12 cause 6*2 and 4*3

anonymous · Answer

The LCD would be 12. So, multiply 1 and 6 by 2, and multiply 4 and 1 by 3. 
You'd get:
$$\frac{ 2 }{ 12 } + \frac{ 3 }{ 12 }$$
Now just add the fractions. 
2 + 3 = 5
So, the answer is 5/12.