Question :
There are 3 different cheeses at the deli. Yasuko buys Three-fourths of a pound of each. There are also 4 different meats. She buys One-half of a pound of each. How much total meat and cheese did Yasuko buy at the deli? a) One-fourth pounds
b) 2 and one-fourth pounds
c) 4 and one-fourth pounds
d) 4 and one-half pounds
Answer:
c) 4 and one-fourth pounds
Explanation:
From the question:
There are 3 different cheeses at the deli. Yasuko buys Three-fourths of a pound of each.
Total pounds of cheese = 3 × (3/4)
= 9/4 pounds of cheese
There are also 4 different meats. She buys One-half of a pound of each.
Total pounds of meats she bought = 4 × (1/2)
= 4/2 pounds of meat
The total pounds of total meat and cheese did Yasuko bought at the deli =
= 9/4 pounds of cheese + 4/2 pounds of meat
L.C.M = 4
= 9 × 1 + 4 × 2/4
= 9 + 8/4
= 17/4
= 4 1/4 pounds
In words is 4 and one-fourth pounds