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Emily is buying 2/5 of a pound of beans for dinner.Ricki is buying 1 3/4 of the amount of beans that Emily is buying.How many pounds of beans is Ricki buying

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1 3/4×2/5=7/10 Ricki bought 7/10 pounds
User Robert Munn
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Answer:
(7)/(10) pounds.

Explanation:

Given : Emily is buying
(2)/(5) of a pound of beans for dinner.

Ricki is buying
1(3)/(4) of the amount of beans that Emily is buying.

Here,
1(3)/(4) can be written as
(4+3)/(4)=(7)/(4)

Then, the amount of beans bought by Ricky is given by :_


(7)/(4)*(2)/(5)\\\\=(7)/(10)

Hence, Rick is buying
(7)/(10) pounds.

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