Question

1. Christine picks three pumpkins. They weigh

6 14 pounds, 2 1/3 pounds, and 1 1/8 pounds.
What is the total weight of the pumpkins?

Answer 1

Answer:
`9(17)/(24)\ \text{Pounds}`

Explanation:

Given

Christine Picks three Pumpkins which weighs

`6(1)/(4)=(6* 4+1)/(4)\ \text{Pounds}`

`2(1)/(3)=(2* 3+1)/(3)\ \text{Pounds}`

`1(1)/(8)=(8* 1+1)/(8)\ \text{Pounds}`

The total weight will be the addition of the weights of each pumpkin

`\Rightarrow (25)/(4)+(7)/(3)+(9)/(8)\\\\\text{Take the LCM of the denominators which will be 24}\\\\\Rightarrow (25* 6)/(24)+(7* 8)/(24)+(9* 3)/(24)\\\\\Rightarrow (150+56+27)/(24)\\\\\Rightarrow (233)/(24)\ \text{Pounds}\\\\\Rightarrow 9(17)/(24)\ \text{Pounds}`