Question

Regina bought food for her family. She bought 31/2 pounds of oranges and 33/4 pounds of peaches if she used all but 13/8 pounds of fruit salad, how much fruit was in the salad

Answer 1

`3 (1)/(2) + 3 (3)/(4) = 3 (2)/(4) + 3 (3)/(4) = 6 (1)/(4) \: is \: the \: total \: amount \: of \: fruit \\ \\ 6 (1)/(4) - 1 (3)/(8) = 6 (2)/(8) - 1 (3)/(8) = (50)/(8) - (11)/(8) = (39)/(8) = 4 (7)/(8) \: is \: the \: amount \: of \: fruit \: in \: the \: salad`