Question

on the last day of camp, Cam spent 2/10 of the day climbing the trees and 3/10 of the day packing to go home. how much of the day did Cam bend on these two things? Simplify the answer if possible

Answer 1

ANSWER

Cam spent 1/2 of the day on these two things.

EXPLANATION

To know how much of the day he spent doing these two activities, we have to add the time he spent on each one:

$\frac{2}{10}+\frac{3}{10}=\frac{5}{10}$

And simplify the fraction. Both numerator and denominator can be divided by 5:

$\frac{5}{10}=\frac{1}{2}$

So he spent half the day in these activities.