SOLUTION: one third of a store's inventory is children's clthing.two fifths of its inventory is women's clohting. what fraction of the total inventory is children's or women's clothing?

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Question 205439: one third of a store's inventory is children's clthing.two fifths of its inventory is women's clohting. what fraction of the total inventory is children's or women's clothing?
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
first find common denominator, then add
1/3+2/5=
5/15+6/15=11/15

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