Question

Chad and his two friends are picking blueberries at a local farm. Chad picked 2 pounds of blueberries, and one of his friends picked 1 pounds. If they ended up with a total of 5 pounds, how many pounds did Chad's other friend pick? Express your answer as a mixed number.

Answer 1

Chad's other friend pick 2 pounds of blue berries.

Explanation:

Chad picked 2 pounds of blue berries.

One of his friends picked 1 pound of blue berries.

Totally there is 5 pounds.

So, other friend picked blue berries = 5-2-1 =2 pounds

We get answer as whole number. So no need to write it in mixed form.