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A new restaurant owner purchased ads to run in the paper over several days. She bought two 1/5-page ads, nine 1/20-page ads, and five 1/4-page ads. What was the amount of space she bought with the ads?
2 • (1/5) = 2/5
9 • (1/20) = 9/20
5 • (1/4) = 5/4 We WANT AN IMPROPER FRACTION
USE BOUNCE BOX
2/5 = 8/20
9/20
5/4 = 25/20
NOW ADD THEM ALL UP
8/20 + 8/20 = 17/20 + 25/20 = 42/20
SIMPLIFY
42/20 = 2 and (2/20)
SIMPLIFY AGAIN
2 (1/10) - pages of ads