Question

Julio caught 3 fish weighing a total of 23 1/2 pounds. One fish weighed 9 5/8 pounds and another weighed 6 1/4 pounds. How much did the third fish weigh? Use the numbers and symbols to write an equation that represents the problem. Then solve the equation. Symbols may be used more than once or not at all. Symbols: x, =, +

Numbers/Fractions: 23 1/2, 9 5/8, 6 1/4

Answer 1

61/8 pounds or 7 5/8 pounds.

Explanation:

9 5/8=77/8

6 1/4=25/4

23 1/2=47/2

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47/2-77/8-25/4

188/8-77/8-50/8

111/8-50/8

61/8