Eddie is fishing. He has x ounces of weight on his line, but his bait isn’t getting to the bottom of the lake. Eddie adds another y ounce weight to the line, but it's still not enough. Finally, Eddie adds a z ounce weight and the bait sinks. How much weight does Eddie now have on his line?
x = 1 and 1/4
y = 1/2
z = 3/4

Question

Eddie is fishing. He has x ounces of weight on his line, but his bait isn’t getting to the bottom of the lake. Eddie adds another y ounce weight to the line, but it's still not enough. Finally, Eddie adds a z ounce weight and the bait sinks. How much weight does Eddie now have on his line?
x = 1 and 1/4
y = 1/2
z = 3/4

anonymous · Answer

1 and 1/4 is what not getting you? :/
you mean this? 
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anonymous · Answer

yea

anonymous · Answer

Okay wait :)

anonymous · Answer

That answer was coming right and I'm getting this answer in mixed fraction :/

anonymous · Answer

Need to take 1 1/4 and turn it to a mixed fraction and then find the LCM and times it by that to get rid of the fractions

anonymous · Answer

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