On a hot day, Gabrielle poured 1/8 of a bucket of water into a plastic wading pool. A few minutes later she added another 1/2 of a bucket. How much water did Gabrielle pour into the pool?

Respuesta :

5/8 of a bucket of water

Explanation:

Initial amount poured = 1/8 bucket of water

An addition of 1/2 bucket into the the pool

Total amount of water in the pool = 1/8 bucket of water + 1/2 bucket of water

[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{1}{8}+\frac{1}{2},\text{ }LCM\text{ = 8} \\ \frac{1(1)\text{ +4(1)}}{8} \end{gathered}[/tex][tex]=\frac{1+4}{8}=\text{ 5/8}[/tex]

Total water in the pool is 5/8 of a bucket of water