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(b) Jason and Emma are going on a holiday. They decide to spend 5/6 of the holiday in Spain and 1/3 in France.(i) There is a mistake in the above fractions. Explain why. i checked many times, and i dont seem to see the mistake. Should i multiply or divide? i dont know what to do?​

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Answer: The fractions don't make sense!

Step-by-step explanation: 1/3 is the same as 2/6 (to get this, we multiply the numerator and denominator by 2).

However, the length of the holiday can only be 1/1 (or 1).

We find that by adding 5/6 and 2/6, we get 7/6, which is over 1 (since the numerator is greater than the denominator)!

This means the fractions don't make sense because the total time spent exceeds the total duration of the holiday.

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