Answer:
51/4 quarters
Explanation:
To add fractions with different denominators, we need to find a common denominator. In this case, the common denominator for 4 and 2 is 4x2=8.
So we need to convert both fractions to have a denominator of 8:
31/4 = (31/4) x (2/2) = 62/8
41/2 = (41/2) x (4/4) = 164/8
Now we can add the fractions:
62/8 + x/4 = 164/8
Subtracting 62/8 from both sides:
x/4 = 102/8
Simplifying:
x = 51/4
Therefore, we need to add 51/4 quarters to 31/4 to get 41/2