Question

Lynne bought a bag of grapefruit, 1 5/8 pounds of Apple's, 2 3/16 pounds of banana. The total weight of get purchases was 7 1/2 pounds. How much did the bag of grapefruit weigh?

Answer 1

1 5/8 = 13/8 = 26/16

2 3/16 = 35/16

26/16+35/16= 58/16

7 1/2 = 15/2 = 120/16

120/16 - 58/16 = 62/16 = 3 7/8

The bag of grapefruit weighed 3 7/8 pounds

Answer 2

3 11/16 pounds of grapefruit are in the bag.