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Joanna bought 1 1/2 pounds of apples, 3/4 of a pound of strawberries, 1/2 of a pound of grapes, 1 3/4 pounds of oranges, and 1 1/4 pounds of pears. How many pounds of fruit did Joanna buy in all? In mixed fraction

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Answer:

The key word ''in all'' means total so this calls for addition so we need to add all fractions first to get our answer.

  • First we need to add all whole numbers
  • next we need to find the LCD of all fractions which is 4
  • next we change the denominators into the LCD (4)
  • next we join them all together so now it will be 3 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 2 over 4
  • since 2 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 2 equals 11 we simplify it to 3 + 11/4
  • now we make 11/4 to a mixed fraction which is 2 3/4
  • now we add 3 + 2 to make 5 and keep the fraction

Answer: Joanna bought 5 3/4 pounds of fruit in all.


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