Samuel

Samuel has 1/3 of a bag of rice and Isabella has a 1/2 bag of rice.
What fraction of are bag of rice do they have altogether?

Correct answer:

x =  0.8333

Step-by-step explanation:

$$\begin{gathered} S={\displaystyle \frac{1}{3}}\doteq 0.3333 \\ I={\displaystyle \frac{1}{2}}=0.5 \\ x=S+I=0.3333+0.5={\displaystyle \frac{5}{6}}=0.8333 \end{gathered}$$

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