Question

Santa and Mrs. Claus each brought 4 1/2 pies to the family reunion. How many pies did they bring together?

Answer 1

The question says that Santa and Mrs. Claus each brought 4 1/2 pies. This means that the number of pies brought by each of them is:

`\begin{gathered} Santa\Rightarrow4(1)/(2)\text{ }pies \\ Mrs.\text{ }Claus\Rightarrow4(1)/(2)\text{ pies} \end{gathered}`

Therefore, the number brought by the both of them together will be:

`\Rightarrow4(1)/(2)+4(1)/(2)=4+4+(1)/(2)+(1)/(2)=8+1=9`

Therefore, they both brought 9 pies together.