An electrical company decides to replace the lightbulbs in all of the nonworking street lights on two specific streets. The company learns that 2/3 of the lights do not work on the first street and 1/6 of the lights do not work on the second street. What is the total fractional portion of the nonworking lights on these two streets?(1 point)
To find the total fractional portion of the nonworking lights on these two streets, we need to sum up the fractions of the nonworking lights on each street.
For the first street, the fraction of nonworking lights is 2/3.
For the second street, the fraction of nonworking lights is 1/6.
To find the total fractional portion, we add these two fractions together:
2/3 + 1/6
We need to find a common denominator for these fractions, which is 6.
Converting 2/3 to have a denominator of 6:
(2/3) * (2/2) = 4/6
Adding the fractions:
4/6 + 1/6 = 5/6
Therefore, the total fractional portion of the nonworking lights on these two streets is 5/6.