Question

Joey ate one-half of the meatballs forlunch. He ate 2/7 of them for dinner.What fraction of the meatballs did heeat in all?

Answer 1

Answer:

11/14

Explanation:

For lunch, Joey ate one-half of the meatballs.

For dinner, Joey ate 2/7 of the meatballs.

The fraction of the meatball that he ate in total will be the total of both fractions.

$\begin{gathered} =\frac{1}{2}+\frac{2}{7} \\ =\frac{7+4}{14} \\ =\frac{11}{14} \end{gathered}$

Joey ate 11/14 of the meatballs in total.