Question

Casey bought 3/8 pound of plums and 5/12 pound of bananas. How many pounds of fruit did he buy?

Answer 1

19/24 pounds

Explanation:

To find the total number of pounds, we should add 3/8 and 5/12. They both have different denominators, so we have to find the least common multiple between 12 and 8. The least common multiple between 12 and 8 is 24. 12 should be multiplied by 2 to get 24 (5 too) and 8 should be multiplied by 3 to get 24 (3 too).

`(3)/(8) + (5)/(12)`

`(3 * 3)/(8 * 3) + (5 * 2)/(12 * 2)`

`(9)/(24) + (10)/(24)`

`(19)/(24)`