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2. My mother divided an apple into 4 equal parts. She gave me two parts and my brother one part. How much apple did she give to both of us together ?

Answer 1

$$\begin{gathered} Theapplewasdividedinto4parts \\ Eachpartwillbe\frac{1}{4} \\ Applegiventomewillbe=2\times \frac{1}{4}=\frac{1}{2} \\ Applegiventobrother=\frac{1}{4} \\ Totalapplegiven=\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{4}=\frac{2+1}{4}=\frac{3}{4} \end{gathered}$$