Question

Mrs. Kong uses 1 over 3 of a stick of butter in a sauce she then uses 5 over 8 of the butter to make garlic bread what fraction of the stick of butter is left?

Answer 1

Answer=1/24

1/3+5/8=
to solve for this, we need the denominators of the fractions to match.

The LCM of 3 and 8 is 24

1/3=8/24
5/8=15/24

8/24+15/24=23/24

Now if we're using 23/24, then only 1/24 is left.

24/24-23/24=1/24