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Jeremy has 5 of a pound of rice. Shaila has to of a pound of rice.

Which statement best describes the total amount of rice that Jeremy and Shaila have?

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Hi, you've asked an incomplete question. The full question reads;

Jeremy has 5/6 of a pound of rice. Sheila has 7/10 of a pound of rice. Which statement best describes the total amount of rice that Jeremy and Sheila have?

a. Together they have less than 1 pound of rice because each person has less than 1/2 of a pound of rice.

b. Together they have less than 1 pound of rice because each person has less than 1 pound of rice.

c. Together they have more than 1 pound of rice because each person has less than 1 pound of rice.

d. Together they have more than 1 pound of rice because each person has more than 1/2 of a pound of rice.

Answer:

d. Together they have more than 1 pound of rice because each person has more than 1/2 of a pound of rice.

Explanation:

Indeed, we could simply find the solution by simply bearing in mind that half a unit is represented by 0.5 (
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Hence, since we are told Jeremy has 5/6 (0.83), we can add it up with that of Sheila's 7/10 (0.7), which leads us to the conclusion they both have more than 1 pound of rice (0.83+0.7= 1.53 pounds of rice).

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