cayla finished 3/7 of the pile of paperwork. her co-worker, michael, finished only a quarter of the work that cayla finished. what fraction of the pile did....

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(question contin.) they finish together?

 

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

So, you have 3/7 and 1/4 of 3/7. That's 1 1/4 of 3/7.

 

1 1/4 = 5/4

(5/4)(3/7) = 15/28 of the pile