Question

Ms. Rivera bought a bag of rice for dinner. She used 3/5 kg of the rice and still had 2 1/4 kg left. How heavy was the bag of rice that Ms. Rivera bought?

Answer 1

2 17/20 kg

Explanation:

2 1/4 + 3/5

Find the common denominator (20)

12/20

2 5/20

change to a mixed number

45/20

45/20+12/20 = 57/20

2 17/20 kg