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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

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Answer:

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.

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