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29 October, 06:46

At the hardware store 1/2 of the nails are size 2d and 1/3 of the nails are size 4d. what fraction of the nails are either size 2d or 4d?

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  1. 29 October, 06:51
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    Either of them
  2. 29 October, 07:03
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    Alright so let's turn these fractions into fractions with common denominator

    So a common denominator for both of them is 6

    So 1/2 x 3/3 = 3/6

    1/3 x 2/2 = 2/6

    2/6 + 3/6=5/6

    So 5/6 if the nails are either 2d or 4d
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