Question

A chef bought 3/2 pounds of white rice and 71/10 of brown rice how much rice did the chef buy in all

Answer 1

To find how much rice the chef bought in all, find the sum of the given fractions, 3/2 and 71/10:

`(3)/(2)+(71)/(10)=(3\cdot10+2\cdot71)/(2\cdot10)=(172)/(20)=(86)/(10)`

The answer is 86/10, that converted to decimal is 8.6 pounds