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Niki donated 4 5/8 pounds of beans to the food drive and Annie donated 3 2/3 pounds of beans to the food drive. Together, how much food did they donate?

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Answer: 8⁷/₂₄ pounds of beans.

Step-by-step explanation:

First convert both fractions to improper fractions.

4 ⁵/₈ = 37/8

3²/₃ = 11/3

Find the lowest common multiple of 3 and 8 which is 24.

Use 24 as the denominator and add the fractions by multiplying the numerator by the result you get from dividing 24 by the denominator:


= (111 + 88)/(24) \\\\= (199)/(24) \\\\= 8(7)/(24) pounds of beans

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