Question

Your neighborhood would like to raise funds to update the equipment in the neighborhood yard sale and raise 3/8 of the desired funds and then have a neighborhood yard sale and raise another 1/4 what is the total fractional amount of the desired funds they have raised

Answer 1

To find the total fractional amount of the desired funds raised, you can combine the two fractional parts raised:

1. First, you have raised \( \frac{3}{8} \) of the desired funds.
2. Then, you raised an additional \( \frac{1}{4} \) of the desired funds.

To add these fractions, you need a common denominator. The denominators here are 8 and 4. The least common denominator (LCD) is 8.

Now, convert \( \frac{1}{4} \) to a fraction with a denominator of 8:

\[
\frac{1}{4} = \frac{2}{8}
\]

Now you can add the two fractions:

\[
\frac{3}{8} + \frac{2}{8} = \frac{5}{8}
\]

So, the total fractional amount of the desired funds that have been raised is \( \frac{5}{8} \).