Your neighborhood would like to raise funds to update the equipment in the neighborhood park. They hold a bake sale and raise 3/8

Question

of the desired funds and then have a neighborhood yard sale and raise another 1/4
. What is the total fractional amount of the desired funds they have raised?(1 point)

Answer 1

To find the total fractional amount of the desired funds raised, we can add the two fractions together: \( \frac{3}{8} \) from the bake sale and \( \frac{1}{4} \) from the yard sale.

First, we need to make sure both fractions have a common denominator. The least common denominator (LCD) of 8 and 4 is 8.

Now, we can convert \( \frac{1}{4} \) to have a denominator of 8:

\[ \frac{1}{4} = \frac{1 \times 2}{4 \times 2} = \frac{2}{8} \]

Now we can add the two fractions:

\[ \frac{3}{8} + \frac{2}{8} = \frac{3 + 2}{8} = \frac{5}{8} \]

Therefore, the total fractional amount of the desired funds they have raised is \( \frac{5}{8} \).