gail read 2/15 of a book on monday and 3/5 of the book on tuesday. what fraction of the book did she read on monday and tuesday?
2/15 + 9/15 = 11/15
To find the fraction of the book that Gail read on Monday and Tuesday, we need to add the fractions together.
The fraction Gail read on Monday is 2/15.
The fraction Gail read on Tuesday is 3/5.
To add the fractions, we need to find a common denominator. The least common multiple of 15 and 5 is 15.
To make the denominators the same, we need to multiply the numerator and denominator of 2/15 by 1 (since 15/15 = 1).
This gives us (2/15) * (1/1) = 2/15.
For the fraction Gail read on Tuesday, we don't need to make any changes because the denominator is already 5.
So, the fraction Gail read on Monday and Tuesday is:
2/15 + 3/5 = (2/15) + (9/15) = 11/15.
Therefore, Gail read 11/15 of the book on Monday and Tuesday.
To find out what fraction of the book Gail read on Monday and Tuesday, we need to add the fractions 2/15 and 3/5 together.
When adding fractions, we need to make sure they have a common denominator. In this case, the smallest common denominator for 15 and 5 is 15.
To express 3/5 as having a denominator of 15, we need to multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 3. So, 3/5 is equivalent to 9/15.
Now we can add the fractions: 2/15 + 9/15.
Since the denominators are already the same, we can add the numerators directly: 2 + 9 = 11.
So, Gail read a total of 11/15 of the book on Monday and Tuesday.