Lou and Jan each ate 1/4 of an apple. Is there more than , less than , or exactly 1/2 of the apple left ? Explain.
I don't know
well, what is 1/4 + 1/4 ?
To find out whether there is more than, less than, or exactly 1/2 of the apple left, we need to add up the fractions of the apple that Lou and Jan ate.
Lou and Jan each ate 1/4 of the apple. If we add up their portions, we have:
1/4 + 1/4
To add fractions, we need to make sure they have the same denominator. In this case, both fractions already have the same denominator, which is 4. So, we can simply add the numerators:
1/4 + 1/4 = 2/4
Now we have found that Lou and Jan together ate 2/4 of the apple. However, we can simplify the fraction 2/4 by dividing both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common factor, which is 2. Doing so, we get:
2/4 = (2 ÷ 2)/(4 ÷ 2) = 1/2
So, Lou and Jan together ate exactly 1/2 of the apple. The remaining portion of the apple is exactly 1/2, which means there is not more than or less than 1/2 of the apple left.