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Sarah bought 3/4 pound of red peppers and 56 pound of green peppers how many pounds of peppers did Sara by in all

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3/4 5/6

get comon denomnator/bottom number by multuplying top and botom to make bottom match

9/12+10/12

then add

19/12 divide by bottom

1 7/12

7 is prime so your done

answer 7/12 pounds

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If you meant 5/6 pounds of green peppers, she would have bought 1 and 7/12 pounds of peppers in total. If you meant 56 pounds of green peppers, it would be 56.75 lbs of peppers in total.

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