Question

In a pet store, 1/6 of the puppies are black and and 1/4 are white. What fraction of the puppies are black or white.
My answer is 2/3 of the puppies are black or white.

Answer 1

(1/6)x + (1/4)x
= (5/12)x

5/12 of the puppies are black or white

(how did you get 2/3 ? )

Answer 2

5/8

Answer 3

2/3 ??????? How are people getting that???????