Question

Bil reads 1/5 of a book on Monday. He reads 2/3 of the book on Tuesday. If he Finshes reading the book on Wednesday, what fraction of the book did he read on Wednesday?

Answer 1

First, you want to get a common denominator for both fractions. Change the denominator to 15 for both fractions. 1/5=3/15 & 2/3=10/15 Add the two together and you will find Bill read 13/15 of the book within two days. That means 2/15 was left, so Bill read 2/15 of the book on Wednesday.