Answer to Question #218478 in Algebra for Nonkululeko

Question

1. Make a photocopy of the representation of the sum of 1/2 and 1/3
2. Cut out the strip and place it on the fraction strips (see appeadix 2.5 (not 3.5)

3. Check to see which unity fractions the strip of the sum of 1/2 and 1/3 fits perfectly.

4. If it fits perfectly with more than one of the unit fractions, which ones are those and why does it fit perfectly with them?

Answer 1

The sum fits in $\frac{5}{6}$ which is same as $\frac{1}{6}$ Five times. It fits perfectly because it can't make a whole.