decorations for the seventh-grade dance take 1/6 of the student council's budget. entertainment takes 3/8 of the budget. what fraction of the budget do these expenses cover? what fraction is left for other activities? (hint: To answer the second question, subtract the answer to the first from 1, which represents the whole budget.) HELP PLEASE

Since the least common denominator between 1/6 and 3/8 is 24, the fractions are now 4/24 (1/6) and 9/24 (1/8). 9/24 plus 4/24 is 13/24. So the expenses cover 13/24 of the budget, and the fraction left for other activities is 11/24. I suggest you simplify these fractions if you can.