Question

She wants to ship 3 books that weigh 2 pounds in 7 7/16 lb 1 lb 7/8 pounds in 1 and 1/2 pound the maximum way she can ship is 6 lb estimate to see if gia can ship all free books explain your answer your answer

Answer 1

You have to find a common denominator 1st then add. So 16 is the common denominator the problem should be 2 7/16+1 14/16+8-16= 3 29/16 then you need to divide 29/16 you will have 4 13/16