Elijah ate trail mix nine different times. Each x on the line plot represents an amount that he ate. 1/4, 1/2,3/4. How much did he eat?

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finny · Answer

First you would want to look at the main point of the question which is How much he ate.

finny · Answer

He ate Nine different times so what do you think the answer is?

finny · Answer

What are the answers that they give you?

mclaughlinjaliska · Answer

9/2, 15/2, 9/4, 15/4. When I multiplied these fractions I didn't get any of these answers.

finny · Answer

it can't be 9/2 and it can't be 9/4 they are too low so that means your answer got to be between 15/2 and 15/4

finny · Answer

Which one do you think it is between the two?

mclaughlinjaliska · Answer

I'm guessing 15/4 because of the gcf of 4

mclaughlinjaliska · Answer

Not sure of the 15

finny · Answer

Yes you are correct 15/4 is correct also yes because of the gcf

mclaughlinjaliska · Answer

How does 15 come about?

finny · Answer

15/4 is equivalent to 3/4 
because when you do 3 x 5 u get 15 so that's how you get your 15

mclaughlinjaliska · Answer

a bit confused

finny · Answer

what part are you confused about?

mclaughlinjaliska · Answer

numerator

finny · Answer

The numerator is 15 and your denominator is 4.