Answer: [tex]\frac{11}{15}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
You know that:
- 2/5 of the spice mixture was oregano.
- 1/3 of the spice mixture was basil.
Then, to find the fraction of the total amount of spice mixture that was oregano and basil, you must add both fractions, as following:
- Find the least common multiply of the denominators:
[tex]LCM=5*3=15[/tex]
- Divide the LCM by each original denominator and multiply the result by each numerator.
- Make the addition.
Then, the result is:
[tex]\frac{(2*3)+(1*5)}{15}=\frac{6+5}{15}=\frac{11}{15}[/tex]