kennedy3644
kennedy3644 kennedy3644
  • 01-12-2019
  • Mathematics
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amanda purchased 3 1/2 pounds of strawberries and 1 7/8 of blueberries.how many pounds of fruit did she buy in all ?

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spark10 spark10
  • 01-12-2019

Answer:

43/8 or 5 3/8

Step-by-step explanation:

to add fractions, first change to improper fraction format

3 1/2 = 7/2

1 7/8 = 15/8

Then find the common denominator. Let's use 8

7/2 * 4/4 = 28/8

28/8 + 15/8 = 43/8 or 5 3/8

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ramirezrene727
ramirezrene727 ramirezrene727
  • 01-12-2019

Answer:

5 3/8

Step-by-step explanation:

first you turn the 1/2 into 4/8 then you add all the things together

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