Question

Rebecca bought 3/5 lb of plums and 3/4 lb of oranges.

How many pounds of fruit did Rebecca buy?
Express your answer in simplest form.

Answer 1

Simply add the fractions
\[\huge~\rm~\bf~\frac{ 3 }{ 5 }+\frac{ 3 }{ 4 }\]
Start by finding a common denominator

Answer 2

1 7/20 pounds of fruit. I'm not sure if that can be simplified any more or not :3

Answer 3

27/20=1 7/20
a pound and 7/20 of a pound is what she bought