A sixth-grade class completed a survey about favorite foods. Of the students in the class 2/6 chose hamburgers, and 3/8 chose pizza. What fraction of the class chose either hamburgers or pizza.?

2/6 + 3/8 = 8/24 + 9/24 = 17/24.

1-17/24 = 24/24 - 17/24 = 7/24 Chose pizza or hamburger.

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To find the fraction of the class that chose either hamburgers or pizza, we need to add the fractions representing the number of students who chose each food.

The fraction of students who chose hamburgers is 2/6.

The fraction of students who chose pizza is 3/8.

To add these fractions, we need a common denominator. To find the least common multiple (LCM) of 6 and 8, we can list the multiples of each and find the smallest number that appears in both lists:

Multiples of 6: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, ...

Multiples of 8: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, ...

The smallest number that appears in both lists is 24. Therefore, the common denominator is 24.

Now, we need to convert the fractions so that they have the same denominator of 24:

2/6 = (2 × 4)/(6 × 4) = 8/24

3/8 = (3 × 3)/(8 × 3) = 9/24

Now we can add the fractions:

8/24 + 9/24 = (8 + 9)/24 = 17/24

Therefore, the fraction of the class that chose either hamburgers or pizza is 17/24.