In Whitney's apartment complex, 1/4 of the apartments are one-bedroom apartments and 3/8 are two-bedroom apartments. What fraction of the apartments are either one- or two-bedroom apartments?

Answer 1

1/4 + 3/8 is your equation.

Convert 1/4 to 2/8 so that you have the same denominators (numbers on the bottom)

2/8+3/8 = 5/8 (Don't add denominators)

5/8 is your answer.

Answer 2

(1 / 4) + (3 / 8)

(2 / 8) + (3 / 8)

5 / 8