Question

ira's puppy weighed 3/4 pound. His kitten weighed 1/5 pound. what was the total weight of ira's two pets?

Answer 1

The total weight of Ira's two pets is the sum of the weight of each pet. So we need to sum the weight of the puppy and the kitten.

`\begin{gathered} \text{total = }(3)/(4)\text{ + }(1)/(5) \\ \text{total = }\frac{3\cdot4\text{ + 4}\cdot1}{20}\text{ = }(12+4)/(20)\text{ = }(16)/(20)\text{ = }(4)/(5) \end{gathered}`

The total weight of Ira's pets is 4/5 pounds.