The student council at sugartown Middle School is funny a school dance 3/5 of the budget is needed for the DJ and 1/4 of the budget is needed to pay for the chaperones what part
of the budget is needed for the DJ and chaperones combined?
To find the combined part of the budget needed for the DJ and chaperones, we need to add the fractions representing each expense.
Given that 3/5 of the budget is needed for the DJ and 1/4 of the budget is needed for the chaperones, let's first find a common denominator for the two fractions.
The least common denominator for 5 and 4 is 20.
Converting 3/5 and 1/4 to fractions with a denominator of 20, we get:
3/5 * 4/4 = 12/20
1/4 * 5/5 = 5/20
Now we can add the fractions:
12/20 + 5/20 = 17/20
Therefore, 17/20 of the budget is needed for the DJ and chaperones combined.