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  • 19-02-2019
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At the hardware store 2/4 of nails are size 2d and 1/4 of nails are size 4d. What fraction of the nails are either size 2d or 4d?

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  • 11-05-2019

Answer:

[tex]\frac{3}{4}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to find the fractional amount of the total that is 2d and 4d size nails.

It is given 2d nails are 2/4th of the total. Also

It is given 4d nails are 1/4th of the total.

Hence 2d and 4d comprises of 2/4 + 1/4 = 3/4th of the total

so, 2d and 4d is 3/4th of the total

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