Final answer:
Trevor buys a total of 7 and 23/24 pounds of corn and squash combined by adding the weight of both the items after converting their fractions to a common denominator. Therefore correct option is C
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve how many pounds Trevor purchases in all, you need to add the weights of the corn and the squash together:
- Four and three-eighths pounds (4 3/8 lbs) of corn
- Three and seven-twelfths pounds (3 7/12 lbs) of squash
First, we will convert the fractions to have the same denominator to be able to add them easily:
3/8 is the same as 9/24 (multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 3),
7/12 is the same as 14/24 (multiply both the numerator and the denominator by 2).
Now, let's add the whole numbers and the fractions separately:
4 + 3 = 7 pounds
9/24 + 14/24 = 23/24 pounds
Therefore, when we add these together:
7 pounds + 23/24 pounds = 7 and 23/24 pounds
Trevor buys a total of 7 and 23/24 pounds of corn and squash.
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Trevor buys four and three-eighths pounds of corn and three and seven-twelfths pounds of squash. How many pounds does he purchase in all?
A)seven and four-twelfths pounds B) seven and ten-twentieths pounds
C)seven and twenty-three twenty-fourths pounds D) eight and one twenty-fourth pounds