A farmer plows 2/3 of his field in the morning and then 1/6 of his field in the afternoon. How much more of the field did he plow in the morning?

Question

A farmer plows 2/3 of his field in the morning and then 1/6 of his field in the afternoon. How much more of the field did he plow in the morning?

Answer 1

The key word here is "how much more".  This means that you must subtract.

 

(2/3) - (1/6)

 

Since the denominators of the fraction are different.  We must find the lowest common denominator (LCD).  The LCD is 6.  Multiply the numerator and the denominator by 2 in the fraction 2/3 .

 

 

(2(2) - 1) / 6 =

 

(4 - 1) / 6 =

 

3/6 =

 

1/2

 

He plowed 1/2 more of the field in the morning.