Three, two, one…blast off!
Wow, blasting off used five eighths of your fuel. If you used five eighths of your fuel to take off, and another two eighths to get this far, how much fuel have you used?
To add fractions that have the same denominators, you add together the numerators. And if you started with eight eighths and you’ve used seven eights, how much fuel do you have left to get home?
Ah! Wait a minute, isn’t there a spare tank of fuel?
For each fraction we need to find an equivalent fraction, where the denominators are the same. The denominator of a new fraction should be a multiple of both eight and 12.
Like…yes! 24. So now they have the same denominator, you can add them together by adding the numerators.
You have enough to go home!
Now, how much oxygen do you have left?
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An astronaut finds out whether they have enough fuel by adding and subtracting fractions. Learn more about using numerators and denominators.
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