At Keith's Boutique, 5/12 of the pants are denim. Another 1/6 are khaki. What fraction of the pants are either denim or khaki? Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. _____ of the pants

Calculate denim fraction: Calculate the fraction of pants that are denim. (5/12) of the pants are denim.Calculate khaki fraction: Calculate the fraction of pants that are khaki. (1/6) of the pants are khaki.Add denim and khaki fractions: Add the fractions of denim and khaki pants to find the total fraction. (5/12) + (1/6) = (5/12) + (2/12) = (7/12)

Resources

Testimonials

Plans

Resources

Testimonials

Plans

AI tutor

Welcome to Bytelearn!

Let’s check out your problem:

At Keith's Boutique, $\frac{5}{12}$ of the pants are denim. Another $\frac{1}{6}$ are khaki. What fraction of the pants are either denim or khaki? $\newline$ Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number. $\newline$ $\_\_\_\_$ of the pants

View step-by-step help

Home

Math Problems

Grade 6

Add, subtract, multiply, or divide two fractions: word problems

Full solution

Q. At Keith's Boutique,

\frac{5}{12}

of the pants are denim. Another

\frac{1}{6}

are khaki. What fraction of the pants are either denim or khaki?

\newline

Write your answer as a fraction or as a whole or mixed number.

\newline

\_\_\_\_

of the pants

Calculate denim fraction: Calculate the fraction of pants that are denim. $\newline$ $(\frac{5}{12})$ of the pants are denim.
Calculate khaki fraction: Calculate the fraction of pants that are khaki. $\newline$ $(\frac{1}{6})$ of the pants are khaki.
Add denim and khaki fractions: Add the fractions of denim and khaki pants to find the total fraction. $\newline$ $(\frac{5}{12}) + (\frac{1}{6}) = (\frac{5}{12}) + (\frac{2}{12}) = (\frac{7}{12})$