Mrs. Alvarez asked her class how many hours of TV they watched per day (to the nearest half hour) The results were shown: 0 - 1 hours = 1/6 : 1 1/2 - 2 hours = 5/12 : 2 1/2 - 3 = 1/4 : 3 hours & over = 1/6. What fraction of students watch between 0 and 2 hours of TV a day.

Answer: 7/12

7/12

Step-by-step explanation:

The problem is asking us to find what fraction of students watch between 0 and 2 hours of TV a day:

The information we have is:

0 - 1 hours = 1/6

1 1/2 - 2 hours = 5/12

We only need this information because it is asking us for 0 to 2 hours.

Now we have to add the fraction of students that watch TV 0-1 hours and the fraction of students watch TV 1 1/2 - 2 hours:

1/6 + 5/12

To be able to solve this we have to have the same denominator and to do it we have to multiply the first fraction by 2:

(1/6) * 2 = 2/12

Now we can add:

2/12 + 5/12 = 7/12

We add the numerators and the denominator stays the same.