Liz spent 1/10 of her allowance for a gift and 2/5 for a movie ticket.what part of her allowance did she spend in all
she spent 1/10 + 4/10.
Looks like she spend half
2/5 = 4/10
(1/10) + (4/10) = ?
Be sure to simplify (or reduce) your answer.
To find the total fraction of Liz's allowance that she spent, we need to add the fractions representing the gift and the movie ticket:
1/10 (for the gift) + 2/5 (for the movie ticket)
First, we need to find a common denominator for the two fractions. The common denominator should be a number that both 10 and 5 can divide evenly into. In this case, the least common multiple (LCM) of 10 and 5 is 10.
Now, we convert the fractions to have a denominator of 10:
1/10 (gift) = 1/10 * 10/10 = 1/10
2/5 (movie ticket) = 2/5 * 2/2 = 4/10
Now, we can add the fractions:
1/10 + 4/10 = (1 + 4)/10 = 5/10
Therefore, Liz spent 5/10 of her allowance in total.