karen decorated her mother's birthday cake. one-third of candles are pink, three-eights are yellow, one-quater are blue and the two remaining candles are white. calculate

Question

(a). the fraction of candles that are white.

(b). the total number of candles on the cake.

Answer 1

a. Add the fractions:

1/3 + 3/8 + 1/4 =

8/24 + 9/24 + 6/24 = 23/24

24/24 - 23/24 = 1/24