A man gave 3 upon 8 of his property to his son and 1 upon 4 to his wife. What part of his property did he give to his son and wife..
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what do you have against fractions?
3/8 + 1/4 = 3/8 + 2/8 = 5/8
To find out the part of the property given to the son and wife, we need to add up the fractions.
The man gave 3/8 of his property to his son and 1/4 to his wife.
To find the common denominator, we need to find the least common multiple (LCM) of 8 and 4. The LCM of 8 and 4 is 8.
Now, we can rewrite the fractions with a common denominator of 8:
The 3/8 becomes (3/8) * (2/2) = 6/16
The 1/4 becomes (1/4) * (2/2) = 2/8
Adding up the fractions:
6/16 + 2/8 = (6 + 2) / 16 = 8/16
Now, simplify the fraction:
8/16 = 1/2
Therefore, the man gave 1/2 (or half) of his property to his son and wife.