Janet was crocheting a new blanket. She sat down 5 different times to crochet. On Monday she crocheted 5/12 of a yard. On Tuesday 1/2 of a yard. Wednesday 4/12 of a yard. Thursday 2/12 of a yard and on Friday 5/12 of a yard. How much did she actually crochet?

Answer 1

To find out how much Janet actually crocheted, we add up all the fractions:

5/12 + 1/2 + 4/12 + 2/12 + 5/12

First, we convert all the fractions to have the same denominator:

5/12 + 6/12 + 4/12 + 2/12 + 5/12

Now we can add them together:

(5 + 6 + 4 + 2 + 5)/12

22/12

Now we simplify the fraction:

22/12 = 11/6

So, Janet actually crocheted 11/6 yards, which is equivalent to 1 and 5/6 yards.