Question

brandus bought 1/3 pound of ground turkey and 3/4 pound of ground beef to make sausages. how many pounds of meat did he buy.

Answer 1

The Answer is 1 1/12 . Because 1/3 + 3/4= 4/12+ 9/12 = 13/12 = 1 1/12

Answer 2

to add fractions together multiply each fraction by the denominator of the other
like this:
(1/3) * (4/4) + (3/4) *(3/3) =
(1*4)/(3*4) + (3*3)/(4*3) =
4/12 + 9/12 = 13/12 or 1 + 1/12