Marilyn and Ella are working together on a report. Marilyn wrote 2/5 of it and Ella finished another 1/6. How much of the report is finished?

Question

This is for my 7th grade math i am not in advanced so please dont make it advanced ish. please add work so i can copy and simplify. do NOT make a mixed number. my teacher does not want those. please and thank you

Answer 1

This is simply a question of adding fractions:

 

(2/5) + (1/6) = (2/5) * (6/6) + (1/6) * (5/5) = 12/30 + 5/30 = 17/30

 

There are other ways to get to a common denominator and you should know how to do that, i.e. you should know why I chose to multiply one fraction by (6/6) and the other by (5/5).  If you do not know how to do that, you may send me a message for further explanation.