Recall that integers are a special group among the rational numbers.
But there are many cases when we need to add numbers that are not integers.
How would we find the sum of \(\dfrac{1}{2}\) cup \(+~\dfrac{1}{4}\) cup?
Arjun and Maria are comparing the results of their survey on household pets.
Whose survey showed a larger fraction of families with a cat as a pet?
Explain what strategy you used to find your answer.