Question

Jessica bought 3/4 lb of berries. Mary bought 1/6 lb of berries less the jessica. what is the total weight of berries in pounds that they bought?? Need Help ASAP!!!

Answer 1

Given that number of pounds of berries that Jessica bought =
`(3)/(4)` lb

Given that "Mary bought
`(1)/(6)` lb of berries less the jessica"

then number of pounds of berries that Mary bought

`=((3)/(4)-(1)/(6))` lb

`=(3)/(4)\cdot(3)/(3)-(1)/(6)\cdot(2)/(2)` lb

`=(9)/(12)-(2)/(12)` lb

`=(7)/(12)` lb

Now we need to find the total weight of berries in pounds that they bought.

To find that we just need to add both values.

`(3)/(4)+(7)/(12)`

`=(3)/(4)\cdot(3)/(3)+(7)/(12)`

`=(9)/(12)+(7)/(12)`

`=(16)/(12)`

`=(4)/(3)`

Hence final answer is
`(4)/(3)` lb.