Question

For its school's food drive, Mrs. Bernard's class brought in 7/30 of the total food collected. Mr. Irving's class brought in 1/30 of the school's total. What fraction of the
total did the two classes together bring in? Simplify the answer if possible.

Answer 1

To find the total fraction of food collected by both Mrs. Bernard's class and Mr. Irving's class, we add the two fractions together:

\[
\text{Fraction from Mrs. Bernard's class} = \frac{7}{30}
\]
\[
\text{Fraction from Mr. Irving's class} = \frac{1}{30}
\]

Now, we can add the two fractions:

\[
\frac{7}{30} + \frac{1}{30} = \frac{7 + 1}{30} = \frac{8}{30}
\]

Next, we simplify the fraction \(\frac{8}{30}\). We can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD), which is 2:

\[
\frac{8 \div 2}{30 \div 2} = \frac{4}{15}
\]

Thus, the fraction of the total food collected by both classes together is:

\[
\boxed{\frac{4}{15}}
\]