Question

Loret had 2 1/4 pounds of candy and her sister had 2/3 of a pound. They told their brother that if he did their chores, he could have 1/5 of their candy. How much would their brother get?
a. 9/20 of a pound.
b. 2 9/10 of a pound.
c. 7/12 of a pound.
d. 2/15 of a pound.
NEED HELP ASAP!!!!!!!! will fan an medal

Answer 1

Can you convert 2 and 1/4 into an improper fraction?

Answer 2

How would i do that? im not good at fractions!!

Answer 3

To turn a mixed number into a fraction, multiply the whole number by the denominator (the bottom part), and add the result to the numerator (the top part)

Answer 4

For example, 2 and 3/4 would be 11/4

Answer 5

im not understanding how tho

Answer 6

Ok, let me draw this

Answer 7

so it would be 9/4?

Answer 8

@FortyTheRapper

Answer 9

Correct

Answer 10

okay so is that the answer?

Answer 11

We know that Loret has 9/4 lbs and her sister has 2/3 lbs. We need to add these together, but first, we need to make them have a common denominator.

Answer 12

To do this, we multiply 9/4 by 3/3 and 2/3 by 4/4:
Loret has 27/12 lbs (or 9/4) and her sister has 8/12 of a pound (or 2/3)

Can you add: \[\frac{ 27 }{ 12 }+\frac{ 8 }{ 12 }=?\]

Answer 13

@Esmii171

Answer 14

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