Question

Cindy and Giovanni plan to make spaghetti sauce. Cindy needs 4 3/4 pounds of tomatoes for her recipe. Giovanni needs 5 /34 pounds of tomatoes for his recipe. If they make both recipes, how many pounds of tomatoes do they need?

Answer 1

10 2/4, hope it helps!

Answer 2

`10(1)/(2)\text{ pounds}`

Explanation:

Given,

For a recipe,

Cindy needs tomatoes =
`4(3)/(4)` pounds,

While, Giovanni needs tomatoes =
`5(3)/(4)` pounds,

If they make both recipes,

Then, total tomatoes they need =
`4(3)/(4)+5(3)/(4)`

`=(19)/(4)+(23)/(4)`

`=(42)/(4)`

`=10(2)/(4)`

`=10(1)/(2)\text{ pounds}`