SOLUTION: In Seth’s refrigerator he found 2 jars of mustard. He estimated that one was 1/3 full and the other was 2/5 full. If he combined the two jars into one, approximately how full wou

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Question 1189524: In Seth’s refrigerator he found 2 jars of mustard. He estimated that one was 1/3 full and the other was 2/5 full. If he combined the two jars into one, approximately how full would the one combined jar be?
A. 1/3 full, B. 3/5 full, C. 2/3 full, D. 9/10 full, E. Completely full
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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adding 1/3 and 2/5. Common denominator is 15
(5/15)+(6/15)=(11/15)
.33+.40=.73, which is what 11/15 is
None of the answers is correct; 2/3 is the closest.