Question

Jose has 4 5/6 pounds of chicken, 3 1/3 pounds of steaks and 5 5/6 pounds of hamburgers to put on the grill. How many pounds of meat does he have for the barbecue

Answer 1

14 pounds of meat

Explanation:

Jose has 4 5/6 pounds of chicken, 3 1/3 pounds of steaks and 5 5/6 pounds of hamburgers to put on the grill. How many pounds of meat does he have for the barbecue

We have to find the sum of the the total pounds of meat.

This is calculated as:

4 5/6 pounds + 3 1/3 pounds + 5 5/6 pounds

[(4 + 3 + 5) + (5/6 + 1/3 + 5/6)] pounds

The Lowest Common Denominator

= 6

Hence:

[12 + (5 + 2 + 5 /6)] pounds

= 12 + 12/6

= 12 + 2

= 14 pounds of meat

Hence, Jose has 14 pounds of meat