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Lol i literally just asked for help on a different problem, but this is a word problem and they always confuse me

problem:
My sister has three Maltese puppies. Scout weighs 8 1/3 pounds. Kenadi weighs 3 1/8 pounds, and Major weighs 8 1/5 pounds. What is the order of the puppy’s weights from least to greatest?

Lol i literally just asked for help on a different problem, but this is a word problem-example-1
User JosieP
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Answer:

D

Explanation:

User Jake McCrary
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Answer:

D) 3 1/8, 8 1/5, 8 1/3

Explanation:

The order of the puppies' weights from least to greatest is the following:


3(1)/(8) , 8(1)/(5), 8(1)/(3)

Three wholes are less than eight wholes, which means that the puppy named Kenadi weighs the least.

Scout and Major weigh a bit more than eight pounds. However, Major weighs less than Scout because one fifth is less than one third.


8(1)/(5) < 8(1)/(3)

This is why the correct option is D.

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