Jim has 3 waffles. He ate 1/6 of one waffle, and 2/3 of another waffle. How many waffles were left?

Question

Jim has 3 waffles. He ate 1/6 of one waffle, and 2/3 of another waffle. How many waffles were left?

Answer 1

So, Eva, he has one whole waffle left, 5/6 of one, and 1/3 of one.

 

1 + 5/6 + 1/3 = 6/6 + 5/6 + 2/6 = 13/6 = 2 1/6

 

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