Question

Sarah and Nathan each picked a bucket of strawberries. Sarah picked 4 1/4 pounds, and Nathan picked 3 3/4 pounds. How many pounds did they pick altogether?

8 pounds

8, 1/2, pounds

7 1/2 pounds

7 pounds

Answer 1

8 pounds

Explanation:

Simply add the fractions. Think of mixed fractions as whole numbers + fractions.

`4(1)/(4) =\\4+(1)/(4) \\\\\\3(3)/(4) =\\3+(3)/(4)`

Now, add all the terms together:

`4+(1)/(4)+3+(3)/(4) =\\\\ 7+(4)/(4)`

4/4 can be rewritten as 1, so we have:

`7+(4)/(4) =\\\\ 7+1= \\\\8`

Thus, Sarah and Nathan picked 8 pounds of strawberries altogether.