Question

In October, the amount of snowfall was 1/4 feet. in December, the snowfall was 4 1/2 feet. What was the amount of snowfall in the two months combined.

Answer 1

4 3/4ft in fractions. 4ft 8in in inches. 4.75ft in decimal.

Explanation:

4 1/2 + 1/4 = 4 2/4 + 1/4 = 4 3/4.

4 3/4 can also be written as 4.75 or, as we are talking about feet and inches, 4ft 8.

Answer 2

`4(3)/(4)` feet of snowfall

Explanation:

Convert
`4(1)/(2)` to a improper fraction,

≈
`(9)/(2)`

`(9)/(2) + (1)/(4)`

Find a common denominator (in this case lets do 4)

`(9)/(2) * 2 = (18)/(4)`

Then add

`(18)/(4) +(1)/(4) = (19)/(4)`

Then simplify

`(19)/(4) = 4(3)/(4)`

And we found our answer,

`4(3)/(4)` feet of snowfall in the two months combined