Problema Solution
jack jill and bob own a store, jack owns one third, jill owns one quarter how much does bob own
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First, find out how much Jack and Jill own together:
1/3 + 1/4 = ; the least common multiple of 3 and 4 is 12, so to get a common denominator for the fractions
multiply both the numerator and denominator of the:
- 1st fraction by 4,
and
- 2nd fraction by 3:
4/12 + 3/12 = ; now that the fractions have a common denominator, add the numerators and keep the
denominator the same:
7/12 is the fraction that Jack and Jill own together.
Subtract that fraction from 1 to find out how much Bob owns:
1 - 7/12 = ; 1 is also equal to 12/12:
12/12 - 7/12 = 5/12 (this is the part that Bob owns, and the answer to the problem).