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A bedroom garbage can weighed 3/4of a pound. A Bathroom garbage can weighed 1/4 of a pound. Which is more?

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Answer:

3/4 of a pound

Explanation:

3/4 of a pound is 1/4 more than half a pound. 1/4 is less then half a pound. Half a pound is 2/4 or 1/2.

User Thorsten Niehues
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Answer:

The bedroom garbage

Explanation:

since the denominators are same, we can compare the numerators. 3 is larger than 1 so it would be the bedroom garbage

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