Question

Katie and Tyler are working at their lemonade stand. they have sold 1/2 of a pitcher and now have a pitcher left to sell.what fraction of pitcher of lemonade did they start with​

Answer 1

Answer:

1 1/2

Step-by-step explanation:

they started with 1 and a half pitcher as they had 1 pitcher of lemonade to be sold and 1/2 a pitcher which they already sold

so when we add 1 whole plus on 1/2 we get 1 1/2

Answer 2

Answer:

2 5/6

Step-by-step explanation:

Katie and Tyler sold 2 1/2 of lemonade and are left with 1/3 of a pitcher of lemonade

2 1/2 + 1/3=?

Our denominators need to be the same so we can add.

What is the least common multiple for the denominators 2 and 3?

The least common multiple of 2 and 3 is 6

1×3/2×3= 3/6

1×2/3×2= 2/6

Now, we can add our fractions.

2 3/6+2/6=2 3+2/6= 2 5/6

Katie and Tyler started with 2 5/6 pitchers of lemonade.