Question

EMERGENCY Write your own real-world story problem that requires adding or subtracting mixed numbers with unlike denominators. and then solve it showing the steps please need helppp

Answer 1

Do you need help with creating an example?

Answer 2

yea and solve it

Answer 3

@RBauer4

Answer 4

Do you like candy?

Answer 5

Pizza? Something like that?

Answer 6

um yea sure i guess

Answer 7

Ok say you and a friend like chocolate. You both have some chocolate, but not even amounts. Since you are friends, you guys want to combine your chocolate and split it evenly.

Answer 8

umm i dont get it

Answer 9

Say you have 4 and 1/2 pieces of chocolate, and your friend has 2 and 3/4 pieces of chocolate.

Answer 10

Let Y be the amount of chocolate you have, and F be the amount of chocolate your friend has. Then, Y = 4 1/2 and F = 2 3/4

Answer 11

so how do i respond the question

Answer 12

You make up your own problem. Like I am doing so far.

Answer 13

The problem:

You and a friend like chocolate. You both have some chocolate, but not even amounts. Since you are friends, you guys want to combine your chocolate and split it evenly. Let Y be the amount of chocolate you have, and F be the amount of chocolate your friend has. Then, Y = 4 1/2 and F = 2 3/4. What is the amount of chocolate, E, that you both have after combining and splitting the chocolate evenly?

Answer 14

So lets solve the problem, and you are done.

Answer 15

alrighty lets go

Answer 16

Calculate Y + F

Answer 17

u mean add 4 1/2 and 2 3/4

Answer 18

yes

Answer 19

7.25

Answer 20

Awesome. So how do you represent that as a mixed number?

Answer 21

7 1/4 i think

Answer 22

Awesome.
So you guys want to split the chocolate evenly, so multiply by 1/2 and you have found E

Answer 23

7 1/4 divided by 1/2 ?

Answer 24

dividing by 2 and multiplying by 1/2 are the same.

Answer 25

is it 3.625