Problema Solution

At the hardware store, 1/4 of the nails are size 2d and 2/4 of the nails are size 4d. What fraction of the nails are either size 2d or 4d?

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The sum of the 2d and 4d nails is:

1/4 + 2/4

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3/4

So 3/4 of the nails are either 2d or 4d.