America watched 3/8 of Superman before she paused it to go make popcorn. When she came back, she watched another 2/6 of the movie. What fraction of the movie did America watch in all?

Answer 1

To find the total fraction of the movie America watched, we first need to add the fractions she watched before and after making popcorn:

3/8 + 2/6

To add these fractions, we need to find a common denominator. The least common multiple of 8 and 6 is 24.

3/8 = 9/24
2/6 = 8/24

Now we can add the fractions:

9/24 + 8/24 = 17/24

America watched 17/24 of the movie in total.