CASE OF THE BROKEN EGGS

What happened to Humpt y Dumpt y s children? Follow the steps below and help me break this ver y strange case.

STEP 1: Match the fraction in the hat of each egg top with the fraction in the egg bottom that gives a sum of 1. (See example.) STEP 2: Match each circled number in the SOLUTION box with the egg top that has the same number. Fill each blank in the SOLUTION box with the letter to the right of the matching egg bottoms. (The letter for egg has been filled in for you.)
1/ 5

EXAM PL E:
3/ 4

8/ 12

C
1/ 4

5/ 9

4/ 12

/5

P
10/ 20

+
4 /5
2/ 7

4/ 9

1/ 6

A
3/ 8

=
1

10/ 20 5/ 8 2/ 3 4/ 5

D
1/ 3

5/ 6

6/ 15

J
5/ 7

9/ 15

SOLUTION
Someone told them __ / __ __ __ __ , and
D / __ __! they all __ __ __ __ __ __ __

CASE OF THE BROKEN EGGS

What happened to Humpt y Dumpt y s children? Follow the steps below and help me break this ver y strange case. Solving this messy mystery will be easier if you reduce all fractions to lowest terms!

STEP 1: Match the fraction in the hat of each egg top with the fraction in the egg bottom that gives a sum of 1. (See example.) STEP 2: Match each circled number in the SOLUTION box with the egg top that has the same number. Fill each blank in the SOLUTION box with the letter to the right of the matching egg bottoms. (The letter for egg has been filled in for you.)
1/ 5

EXAM PL E:
3/ 4

2/ 3

C
3/ 12

12/ 16

4/ 12

/5

P
1/ 2

+
4 /5
2/ 7

1/ 4

1/ 6

A
6/ 16

=
1

10/ 20 5/ 8 8/ 12 4/ 5

D
1/ 3

10/ 12

2/ 5

J
10/ 14

9/ 15

SOLUTION
Someone told them __ / __ __ __ __ , and
D / __ __! they all __ __ __ __ __ __ __