John made 1/4 of a pound of fudge and mary made 1/3 of a pound of fudge. ricky takes the sum of the two amounts of fudge and divides it into three equal portions, planning to keep one portion for himself. how much fudge does ricky keep?

Ricky kept of fudge for him

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Amount of fudge made by john= 1/4

Amount of fudge made by Mary= 1/3

To Find:

How much fudge does Ricky keep=?

Solution:

It is said that Ricky makes sum of both the fudge. so,

Total sum of fudge =Amount of fudge made by john +Amount of fudge made by Mary

Total sum of fudge

=>\frac{1}{4}+\frac{1}{3}

=>

=>

Now total fudge ricky have is

He divides this   of fudge into 3 equal parts.

so,

=>

=>

=>

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