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#9. You are a house painter who has completed 1/2 of the painting job. Your partner completed 3/8 of the job. How much of the job has been finished?
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A
1 over 8
B
1 fourth
C
3 over 8
D
5 over 8
E
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A
1 over 8
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1 fourth
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3 over 8
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5 over 8
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GPT-4o mini
To determine how much of the job has been finished, you need to add the fractions of the job completed by you and your partner.
You completed \( \frac{1}{2} \) of the job and your partner completed \( \frac{3}{8} \).
First, we need to find a common denominator to add these two fractions. The least common denominator (LCD) of 2 and 8 is 8.
Now, convert \( \frac{1}{2} \) to have a denominator of 8:
\[
\frac{1}{2} = \frac{4}{8}
\]
Now, add the two fractions:
\[
\frac{4}{8} + \frac{3}{8} = \frac{4 + 3}{8} = \frac{7}{8}
\]
Thus, the total amount of the job that has been finished is \( \frac{7}{8} \).
Since \( \frac{7}{8} \) is not listed as an option, it seems you've provided options that do not include the correct answer. Please verify the options or the problem statement. If we were to choose an answer representing partial work, none of the provided options would be correct based on the calculation of \( \frac{1}{2} + \frac{3}{8} = \frac{7}{8} \).
You completed \( \frac{1}{2} \) of the job and your partner completed \( \frac{3}{8} \).
First, we need to find a common denominator to add these two fractions. The least common denominator (LCD) of 2 and 8 is 8.
Now, convert \( \frac{1}{2} \) to have a denominator of 8:
\[
\frac{1}{2} = \frac{4}{8}
\]
Now, add the two fractions:
\[
\frac{4}{8} + \frac{3}{8} = \frac{4 + 3}{8} = \frac{7}{8}
\]
Thus, the total amount of the job that has been finished is \( \frac{7}{8} \).
Since \( \frac{7}{8} \) is not listed as an option, it seems you've provided options that do not include the correct answer. Please verify the options or the problem statement. If we were to choose an answer representing partial work, none of the provided options would be correct based on the calculation of \( \frac{1}{2} + \frac{3}{8} = \frac{7}{8} \).